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A MH-60R from HSM-51 and a SH-60K from VX-51 perform a formation flight over Kanagawa prefecture on Jun. 27 in order to foster greater interoperability between the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. Navy.
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U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew C. Duncker
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MBDA Italia has secured a contract worth more than 1 billion euros to supply Aster 30 Block 1 and VL MICA air defense missiles for new warships ordered by the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) from Fincantieri.
Photo: MBDA
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The MQ-8B deployed on board USS Coronado (LCS-4) is the first to be equipped with the new AN/ZPY-4(V)1 radar. Previously, the unmanned helicopter was fitted with the RDR-1700 maritime surveillance radar under an urgent requirement.
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Photo: U.S. Navy
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The first trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise by Japan, South Korea and United States will see two MQ-9s joining the hunt for ballistic missiles.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Ridgeway [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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According to the Nikkei, Vietnam has informally approached Japan on the possibility of acquiring P-3Cs that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) will be retiring.
By Los688 (my own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
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