Aviation News
New Zealand’s Defense Minister Ron Mark said in a statement on Mar. 13 that his country is still evaluating a proposal by Singapore to send a detachment of F-15SG fighters to Ohakea Air Force Base.
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The Carl Vinson Strike Group has commenced war games with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) JS Ise (DDH 182) on Mar. 11.
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U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim has handed over a Boeing Insitu ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) comprising of six drones to Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorenzana during a ceremony at Villamor Air Base, Pasay City on Mar. 13.
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Photo: U.S. Embassy in Manila
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South Korea has admitted that it purchased another batch of 90 Taurus cruise missile in February. News of the purchase first surface last year.
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Taiwan’s United Daily News reports that the military is secretly constructing a missile base in Taiwu Township in Pingtung County.
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