Japan successfully sent its IGS Optical 6 satellite into space from the Tanegashima Space Center on Feb. 27 using a H-2A rocket.
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Japan may deploy surface-to-ship missiles on Okinawa island
Several media outlets in Japan are reporting that defense officials are mulling whether to deploy surface-to-ship missiles on Okinawa island.
By Rikujojieitai Boueisho （陸上自衛隊 / Japan Ground Self-Defense Force） [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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South Korea scrambled more than 10 fighters just to monitor one PLANAF Y-9JB
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
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.
First Rustom 2 flight in user configuration with higher power engine
India’s Rustom-2 medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle has been flown in the user configuration along with a higher power engine.
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