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The U.S. Army has identified a need to make its THAAD and Patriot air defense units to share a common network and those in South Korea are spearheading the effort.
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Japan is preparing to stand up its first amphibious infantry unit this month but the plan to have troops securing its southern islands is facing difficulties as local governments are not keen to host the MV-22 Osprey in their prefectures.
By U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Kierkegaard, 1st Marine Division Combat Camera/Released [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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South Korea will soon kick off a plan to buy as many as 40 Boeing AH-64 attack helicopters, Defense News reports.
The British Army’s AW-159 Wildcat AH1’s first operational deployment will be carried out next month with four rotocraft heading to Estonia as part of London’s contribution to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) in Eastern Europe.
By Chris Lofting [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Brazilian Army has told Jane’s that it has initiated contact with the U.S. government on buying surplus AH-1W attack helicopters.
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