South Korea to proceed with purchase of CH-47F helicopters

South Korea has approved a plan to purchase new heavy-lift CH-47F Chinook helicopters from the U.S. defense firm Boeing to replace its aging CH-47D fleet. The Defense Project Promotion Committee has endorsed a $1.15 billion plan to acquire the helicopters through 2028, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).

Georgia Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 1-169th General Support Aviation Battalion, conducts multi-ship flight training Wednesday near Savannah Ga. These crewmembers are preparing for a deployment to Afghanistan in the spring of 2014. (Georgia Army National Guard Photo by Maj. Will Cox/Released)

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South Korea and U.S. conduct first THAAD remote launcher drill

South Korea and the U.S. have conducted their first joint training on the operation of a remote launcher for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system. The drill took place as part of the Freedom Shield joint exercise, which aims to enhance combat readiness and joint defense posture against North Korea’s advancing missile threat.

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Multinational tanker transport fleet ready for full range of missions, says NATO Secretary General

On Mar。 23rd, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attended a ceremony at Eindhoven Air Base in the Netherlands to mark the initial operational capability of a Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft fleet. Officials from Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, and the European Union were also present.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg together with Dutch Minister of Defence, Kajsa Ollongren, European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, and officials from other nations participating in the project

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