Taiwan’s military has revealed that it scrambled fighters four times on Aug. 25 to intercept PLA Y-8 reconnaissance aircraft entering its ADIZ.
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Category: Air Defense
Dutch Patriot battery in Turkey to return home next year
Netherlands has decided to withdraw its Patriot missile battery in Turkey by the end of January.
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WSJ: Dangerous intercepts could involve rouge Chinese pilots
The Wall Street Journal says some U.S. officials believe the recent aggressive intercepts of U.S. Navy planes over South China Sea may be attributable to a rogue pilot or group of pilots in the Chinese military.
U.S. Air Force tests AGM-88F
U.S. Air Force has successfully flight tested an upgraded AGM-88F with HARM Control Section Modification (HCSM).
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Work calls for interoperability between South Korean and U.S. missile defense system
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work told reporters in Seoul that the Korean Air Missile and Defense (KAMD) being develop by South Korea should have extreme interoperability with the U.S. missile defense system.
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