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Sea trials for aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has been pushed back by six to eight weeks as shipboard testing are taking longer than expected.
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Serbian Minister of Defense Bratislav Gasic said a preliminary agreement for 2 Mi-17 helicopters has been signed with Russia.
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A B-52 flew non-stop from Barksdale, Louisiana, to Postojna, Slovenia and provided close air support to participants in Exercise Immediate Response 2015.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has given the green light to set up an air base in Belarus. News reports say the base could be located near Babrujsk.
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The Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command (ROK-SWC) said in a report submitted to the National Assembly’s defense committee that it wishes to set up a special unit to deal with Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons, long-range missiles and other strategic assets during war time.
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