A Turkish F-16 crashed on landing at its base in Diyarbakır. The woman pilot Capt. Şefika Burcu Arpacı ejected safely. Photo of the crash site is in the source.
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Taiwan to start production of Wan Chien standoff weapon next year
Taiwan will start production of the Wan Chien standoff weapon starting from next year and the first units are expected to be operational on the IDF in 2016.
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Taiwan not installing Sky Bow III on Kidd-class destroyers
Taiwan’s military clarified that there are no plans to install the indigenous Sky Bow III surface-to-air missile on Kidd-class destroyers.
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Taiwan to retire F-5, HAWK
Taiwan will start a five-year process to reorganize its military, amongst the plans are the retirement of F-5 fighter and HAWK surface-to-air missile.
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MV-22s participated in disaster exercise from Yokota Air Base
Two MV-22s departed from Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Aug. 31 for Izu-Oshima, an island south of Tokyo, during a U.S. disaster response exercise.
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