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Japan’s Defense Ministry has put up its budget request for next year and it will ask for $99 million to set up a garrison at Ishigaki Island.
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The U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) successfully conducted a test of the second stage Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) for a newly developed missile booster.
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The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force wants to deliver ammunition such as missiles to its garrison on Miyakojima. However, the local government has blocked the use of the port facilities due to COVID pandemic.
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The AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) has received Milestone C on Aug. 23. This clears the way for the weapon to enter into Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP).
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A pair of F-35Bs assigned to VMFA-211 launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth and landed on USS America (LHA 6) to refuel and load weapons while the ships are underway in the Philippine Sea.
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