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Japan may deploy surface-to-ship missiles on Okinawa island

Posted on February 28, 2018 by alert5

Several media outlets in Japan are reporting that defense officials are mulling whether to deploy surface-to-ship missiles on Okinawa island.

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South Korea scrambled more than 10 fighters just to monitor one PLANAF Y-9JB

Posted on February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 by alert5

China dispatched a single Y-9JB electronic warfare aircraft into Korea Strait on Feb. 27 and Yonhap reported that more than 10 fighters were scrambled by South Korea to monitor the four-hours flight by the Chinese.

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Russia donates two An-26 transports to Nicaragua

Posted on February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 by alert5

Russia officially donated two An-26 transport aircraft to Nicaragua on Feb. 23. The Russian Navy commander for naval aviation, Maj. Gen. Igor Kozhin handed over the aircraft to Commander in Chief of the Army of Nicaragua, Gen. Julio César Avilés Castillo, at the ceremony.