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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Category: Air Defense
Canadian Air Task Force begins Baltic Air Policing mission
The Canadian Air Task Force (ATF) officially joined NATO’s Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission following a hand-over ceremony Sept. 1 in Siauliai, Lithuania.
Survey for candidate THAAD sites in South Korea completed
Pentagon has completed survey of potential sites for Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery in South Korea.
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F-16s intercepted SR-22 with unconscious pilot on board
Two American F-16s were scrambled to intercept a single-engined SR-22 on Aug. 30 after the aircraft failed to land at Manassas, Virginia, and continued into restricted air space in Washington, D.C.
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Taiwan to spend $2.5 billion over 10 years on Sky Bow air defense system
Taiwan has unveiled plans to spend $2.5 billion from 2015-2024 to buy more Sky Bow III air defense systems to replace the HAWK missile system as well as upgrade existing legacy Sky Bow systems.
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