November 23, 2020 – Alert 5

Five NATO countries to develop Next Generation of Medium Multi-Role Helicopter

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France, Germany, Greece, Italy and the United Kingdom are embarking on a project to develop a new medium multi-role helicopter.

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Building two warships to replace Aegis Ashore for Japan will cost $4.8 billion

Posted on November 23, 2020 by alert5

A audit into the costs of building two new warships as the alternative for Aegis Ashore has found that it will cost Japan $4.8 billion.

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) at Kauai, Hawaii, successfully conducted Flight Test Integrated-03 (FTI-03).

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Video of Z-20 high altitude testing

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Director for Intelligence, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command now in Taiwan

Posted on November 23, 2020 by alert5

Radm. Michael Studeman, Director for Intelligence, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, is said to have arrived in Taiwan on Nov. 22.

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India, Singapore, Thailand navies conclude exercise SITMEX-20

Posted on November 23, 2020 by alert5

The second iteration of the trilateral military exercise SITMEX has concluded in the Andaman Sea.

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