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Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera has told a Upper House Budget Committee session that he has authorized the study on whether the Izumo-class helicopter destroyers can operate the F-35B.
By Kaijō Jieitai （海上自衛隊 / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force） (http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/jmp/201612.html) [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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BAE Systems has selected Lockheed Martin’s Mk 41 Vertical Launching System for the three Type 26 anti-submarine warfare frigates that it has been contracted to build for the Royal Navy.
The state-run Philippine News Agency quoted Philippine Navy chief Rear Adm. Robert Empedrad as saying that the two frigates from South Korea will be employed as anti-air platforms.
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Boeing confirmed on Mar. 1 that it has been given a contract to the life of existing Super Hornets from 6,000 to 9,000+ flight hours.
Graphic: Boeing
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A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3 maritime patrol aircraft caught a Maldivian-flagged tanker “Xin Yuan 18” in a ship-to-ship transfer with North Korean-flagged tanker “Chon Ma San” on Feb. 24. Such transfers of goods is in breach of UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions.
Photo: JSDF
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