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Japan’s Aegis Ashore systems will not have CEC

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The two Aegis Ashore missile defence systems that Japan plans to deploy in the next decade will not have Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC).

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) at Kauai, Hawaii, successfully conducted Flight Test Integrated-03 (FTI-03).

Photo by Mark Wright

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VMFA-232 tests M31 Expeditionary Arresting Gear System at Clark Air Base, Philippines

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A U.S. Marine Corps F/A 18C Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 tests an M31 Expeditionary Arresting Gear System at Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 2, 2019, during Exercise Balikatan. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the U.S. and the Philippines and comes from a Tagalog phrase meaning “shoulder-to-shoulder,” representing the partnership between the two countries. The exercise promotes regional security and humanitarian efforts for U.S. allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon)

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