Chairman of the HASC’s Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Rep. Mike Rogers, told reporters during his visit to Guam that the THAAD unit deployed there is “close to being permanent.”
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Category: Army
ARH-70 saga ends as product office for Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter cased its colors
The U.S. Army’s Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter product office cased its colors, signifying a mission change, on May 7.
By Mollie Miller (http://www.army.mil/-images/2008/02/05/12527/) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Army UAS trainee pilots had to mow the lawn, perform janitorial services too
The U.S. Government Accountability Office had eight focus group sessions with U.S. Army pilots training to fly UAVs and found that trainees did not get adequate training as they had to perform menial tasks.
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Japan to deploy anti-ship, anti-aircraft missiles on island off Taiwan
Ryukyu Shimpo reports that Tokyo intends to deploy both anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles on Isikagi island, 250km east of Taiwan.
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H145M certified by EASA
Airbus Helicopters’ H145M has been certified by the European EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) airworthiness authority, clearing the way for the military type approval and initial deliveries.
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