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During a Defense Writers Group virtual roundtable, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says he wants the Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense system on Guam from 2026.
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The Taiwanese government will discipline Air Force officers, including head of Air Defense Artillery Command Lt. Gen. Liu Feng Yu, over the Foreign Military Sale of the recertification of PAC-3 missiles by the United States.
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Japanese officials are now said to be considering a way to revive the Aegis Ashore project by keeping the deckhouse with its AN/SPY-7 radar. The SM-3 Block IIA interceptors will be deployed on warships instead.
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Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang wargames has started on Jul. 13, delayed this year due to COVID-19. The exercise saw the military deploying a Patriot air defense missile unit to the carpark of the Taipei City Zoo.
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