Each year on the first day of January, Taiwanese will gather at Chihsingtan Beach in Hualien County to view the first sunrise of the year. And the RoCAF will send their F-16s to do a flyover at the beach as the sun rises.
Day: January 1, 2016
Spares fro VH-71 vital in sustaining Canada’s Cormorant fleet
Canada was able to make its Cormorant fleet available for search and rescue duties for extended periods at one or more operating bases thanks to spare parts it bought from the canceled VH-71 program.
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USACE awarding contracts for Aegis Ashore facility in Poland next month
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will be awarding two major construction contracts next month for the construction of the second Aegis Ashore facility in Europe.
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IRGC denies firing rockets near USS Harry S. Truman
Spokesperson for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on its website that none of its vessels fired rockets near American aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman.
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Algeria to buy Su-32 (export designation for Su-34)
In an interview with Vedomosti, the director of Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association revealed that Rosoboronexport has received an order from Algeria to buy the Su-32 – export designation for the Su-34 fighter-bomber.
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