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The latest edition of Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition this week gave Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science & Technology (NCSIST) a chance to showcase its Sea Oryx air defense missile system for the first time.
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USS George Washington (CVN 73) will arrive at NAS North Island Aug. 10 to kick start its hull swap with USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2015) An infographic showing a development timeline for a 3 carrier crew swap between the aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS George Washington (CVN 73), and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephanie Smith/Released)
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French daily Le Monde reported that Saudi Arabia is keen to buy the two Mistral carriers ordered by Russia and transfer them to Egypt.
By Ludovic Péron (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Reuters has obtained confirmation from four sources that Tokyo is ready to donate three Beechcraft TC-90s to Philippines.
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Two U.S. Navy officials won’t comment when they were asked if the service is pursuing efforts to give the SM-6 anti-air missile an anti-ship capability.
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