For the first time, a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) warship has encountered Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning on the high seas.
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South Korea took delivery of final 4 AW159s
Leonardo has confirm to Jane’s that the final four of eight AW159 naval helicopters ordered by the South Korean Navy has been delivered.
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Boeing to produce 51 Harpoons for Brazil, Egypt and South Korea
The Pentagon announced under contract announcement Release No: CR-244-16 that Boeing has been awarded $207 million to produce 51 Lot 90 Harpoon weapon systems for Brazil, Egypt and South Korea.
Photo: Royal Canadian Navy
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U.S. Navy setting up CMV-22B detachment at MCAS New River
The U.S. Navy is in the process of setting up Medium Tilt-Rotor Training Detachment 204 at MCAS New River.
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By MC3 Peter Burghart [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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USS Dwight D. Eisenhower left Marseille with three French cops aboard
Three French policemen were invited to tour USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during the aircraft carrier’s port visit in Marseille. However, the trio were forgotten by their guides and left aboard the ship when it departed.
By Petty Officer 2nd Class Rafael Figueroa-Medina (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/110867) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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