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There is official confirmation that Taiwan’s newly acquired P-3C maritime patrol aircraft have started to fly over the South China Sea.
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The Yomiuri Shimbun says Tokyo has selected Akita and Yamaguchi prefectures for the two Aegis Ashore sites.
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A Su-22 assigned to Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps crashed on Nov. 11 in the southern province of Fars killing the pilot.
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Speaking at the Dubai International Air Chiefs Conference, Royal Canadian Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Hood said the competition for a fifth-generation fighter will start in 2019.
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Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force announced on Nov. 10 that it has dispatch its helicopter carrier Ise along with escorts Inazuma and Makinami to join the U.S. Navy’s three aircraft carrier exercise.
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