Day: May 15, 2020

Washington peddling coastal road-mobile Harpoon Block II to Taiwan

Posted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 by alert5

Up Media reports that the Republic of China Navy (RoCN) has submitted a plan to buy coastal road-mobile variant of the Boeing Harpoon Block II missile to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense.

A Harpoon is launched from Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) during a live-fire exercise. McCain is participating in Multi-Sail 2014, an annual exercise in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) Seaman Jacob Shankle/Released)

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China warns France not to sell DAGAIE MK2 to Taiwan

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The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned France on May 13 not to sell the DAGAIE MK2 short-range decoy system to Taiwan.

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Lockheed Martin gets contract to manufacture 21 MH-60Rs for India

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The Pentagon announced on May 14 that Lockheed Martin has been awarded $904 million to build 24 MH-60R naval helicopters, 21 of those helicopters are destined for India.

By U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos (140317-N-KT328-030) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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