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JMSDF, ROKN, USN destroyers in missile defense informational link exercise

Posted on March 14, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. 7th Fleet announced today that destroyers USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG- 991), and JS Kirishima (DDG-174) are operating in waters east of the Korean peninsula and north of Japan for a trilateral missile warning informational link exercise (LINKEX).

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Michael Feddersen [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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CV-22s not coming to Japan this year, will be deployed in 2020 instead

Posted on March 14, 2017 by alert5

The Pentagon announced on Mar. 13 that the original plan to deploy three U.S. Air Force CV-22s at Yokota Air Base, Japan this year has been shelved.

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North Korea turning Scud-ER into anti-ship ballistic missile

Posted on March 14, 2017March 14, 2017 by alert5

North Korea has tested technology necessary to give its Scud-ER ballistic missiles with an anti-ship capability, JoongAng Ilbo reports.

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Bulgaria received three bids for its MiG-29 replacement competition

Posted on March 14, 2017 by alert5

Bulgaria’s Defense Ministry on Monday unveiled three bids from Italy, Sweden and Portugal for the country’s MiG-29 replacement competition.

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U.S. Army to station Gray Eagle company permanently in South Korea

Posted on March 14, 2017March 14, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. State Department has confirmed that a U.S. Army Gray Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle company will be deployed permanently at kunsan Air Base in South Korea.

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