Taiwan has formed a special airborne unit that will deploy to the contested Spratly islands within four hours using the C-130.
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Day: May 2, 2012
North Korea jamming GPS signals since Apr. 28
Seoul says North Korea has been jamming GPS signals from Apr. 28 and some civilian flights are affected.
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S-100 flies from Italian frigate
A UAV has been flown from the flight deck of a Italian Navy ship for the first time. A Camcopter S-100 flew for 4.5 hour from ITS Bersagliere.
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U.S. lawmakers want to bring back the ABL
The U.S. House Armed Services Committee’s Strategic Forces subcommittee is asking the Missile Defense Agency to resurrect the Airborne Laser in order to respond to threats from North Korea.
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Taiwan mulls submitting letter of request for F-16s
A spokesman with Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said the island is considering the possibility of submitting a letter of request for F-16s to Washington.
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