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Japan has successfully deployed all its PAC-3 air defense missile units across its islands. The last two units were deployed to Chitose base in Hokkaido.
By Website of the Japan Ministry of Defense (防衛省) (http://www.mod.go.jp/e/jdf/no36/activities.html) [GJSTUv1 or Attribution], via Wikimedia Commons
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India’s Defense Acquisitions Council (DAC) has cleared the upgrade of its Il76 and Il78 fleet with new engines and avionics. The modernization will extend the lifespan of the aircraft by another twenty years.
By Sumita Roy Dutta (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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State police brought the wayward JLENS back to Earth in the Pennsylvania countryside on Oct. 28 with around 100 shots using shotguns.
RAND took a preliminary look on the strategic impact of no-fly zones (NFZs) to determine the potential utility and probable limitations of implementing one.
By U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) broke free from its mooring station in Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland on Oct. 28 and later came down in the vicinity of Moreland Township, Pennsylvania.
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Photo: Nikki Krize
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