The U.S. Marine Corps is likely to start testing its MV-22 in Japan only after Sept. 9.
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U.S. Marines Stinger team trains with French Mistral unit in Djibouti
U.S. Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Low-Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) section recently trained with a French Mistral unit from the 54th Artillery Regiment in Djibouti.
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VMA-214 test fires AIM-120 over Gulf of Mexico
A detachment from VMA-214 went to Tyndall Air Force Base from Aug. 14-15 to test fire three AIM-120 over the Gulf of Mexico.
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Yi-Tian mobile air defense system for People’s Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps?
The Yi-Tian air defense system is developed by Norinco and was first unveiled in 2005. Mounted on a WZ551 chassis, the system is amphibious and can be further equipped with a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun.
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Japanese investigators arrive in U.S. to probe into the safety of V-22
A Japanese team lead by Hideo Jinpu, parliamentary secretary for the ministry of defense, have arrived in MCAS New River to start a probe on the safety of the V-22.
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