The Republic of China Air Force sent two Mirage 2000-5 jet fighters to take part in a naval exercisewith the Navy and Coast Guard in waters south of Taiwan Thursday.
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Day: May 17, 2013
SM-3 Block IB engaged sophisticated, separating short-range ballistic missile target
During a Missile Defense Agency test, USS Lake Erie successfully employed a SM-3 Block IB to engage a
sophisticated, separating short-range ballistic missile target.
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Australia revives interest in MQ-4C
Australia will issue a Letter of Request to request cost, capability and availability information on the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton.
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Jordanian Air Force T-67 crashed
Two Jordanian Air Force airmen were killed when their T-67 training plane crashed Thursday morning at the King Hussein air force college.
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Russia will deliver 12 Mi-17V5 helicopters to Afghanistan
Rosoboronexport said on Thursday that Russia will deliver 12 Mi-17V5 military transport helicopters to Afghanistan by the end of 2013.
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