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Japan’s Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya has admitted on Jun. 14 that a potential Aegis Ashore site in Akita prefecture would need to be protected from tsunami.
Photo: MDA
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The FIM-92 Man-Portable Air-Defense System (MANPADS) for the U.S Army is being enhanced with proximity fuzes, Raytheon says.
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Russian aerospace firm MiG says Moscow has accepted the delivery of two MiG-35s.
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Dr. Will Roper, the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, told reporters at the Paris airshow that he hopes to buy more of Kratos Defense’s XQ-58A Valkyrie drone.
U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Randolph Abaya, 586 Flight Test Squadron
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An airdrop exercise carried out by a Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) C-1 cargo plane on Jun. 18 went wrong when a 81mm mortar landed outside the training area.
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