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U.S. mulls deployment of THAAD in Germany

Posted on June 3, 2018June 2, 2018 by alert5

Reuters is saying that the Pentagon is considering plans to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system to Germany.

By The U.S. Army Ralph Scott/Missile Defense Agency/U.S. Department of Defense (Successful Mission) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Taiwan could replace Hughes 500MD/ASW Defender with MH-60R

Posted on June 3, 2018June 2, 2018 by alert5

The media in Taiwan is reporting that the Republic of China Navy is considering the replacement of its Hughes 500MD/ASW Defender fleet with the Sikorsky MH-60R.

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American MQ-9s are operating out of Poland’s Miroslawiec air base

Posted on June 3, 2018June 2, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that its MQ-9s have been operating from Miroslawiec Air Base, Poland in May.

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U.S. mulls transfer of training aircraft to Vietnam

Posted on June 2, 2018June 2, 2018 by alert5

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis met with his Vietnamese counterpart Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lic in Singapore on Jun. 1 and Vietnam’s media are reporting that Washington is considering the transfer of training aircraft to Hanoi.

Photo: U.S. Embassy in Singapore
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