During a press conference on Oct. 22, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying warned that Beijing will “resolutely respond to any external provocation” if Japan shoots down its UAV flying in the disputed Senkaku Islands.
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Day: October 23, 2013
Multiple errors lead to Norwegian C-130J crash
The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority has released its accident report of the fatal crash involving a Norwegian C-130J last year.
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27th Fighter Squadron returning back to Langley
The USAF’s 27th Fighter Squadron is ending its deployment to Japan and heading back to Langley Air Force Base.
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MiG started testing Russian Navy’s MiG-29K/KUB
MiG said the company has started testing MiG-29K/KUB meant for the Russian Navy.
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NATO Secretary General wants Turkey to consider interoperability when buying missile defense system
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said while it’s Turkey’s “national decision to decide which equipment to purchase,” it is important “that the systems nations plan to acquire can work and operate together with similar systems in other Allied nations.”
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