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Saga prefecture osprey deployment plan progresses with land sale agreement

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In Saga Prefecture, Japan, a landowners association has agreed to sell land next to Saga Airport to the Defense Ministry to facilitate the deployment of Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft. The decision came after more than two-thirds of around 250 members of the Saga prefectural fisheries cooperative federation, which includes local seaweed farmers, agreed to the sale. The Ministry’s plan to deploy 17 Osprey aircraft and around 50 helicopters to the new base will now move forward, using Saga Airport’s runway.

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), not pictured, in the Atlantic Ocean 130320-M-SO289-003
By Cpl Christopher Q. Stone [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Kagoshima residents favor deployment of missiles with enemy base attack capability

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In a survey conducted by the Minami Nihon Shimbun on public awareness, respondents were asked about their opinions on the deployment of long-range counterattack missiles to Kagoshima. The results showed that 52.9% were in favor, which was 12.6 points higher than the 40.3% who were opposed.

Type 12 (AShM) firing, Japan GSDF
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Army officials investigating fatal collision of Apache helicopters in Alaska

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Two US Army Apache attack helicopters from Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska, collided in mid-air on Thursday, killing three soldiers and injuring another. The accident occurred during a training exercise, with the helicopters reportedly returning to base when the collision happened. The two AH-64 Apache helicopters were part of the 11th Airborne Division’s 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment at Fort Wainwright. The identities of the deceased have not yet been released as the next of kin are yet to be notified.

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U.S. Marines are using a yacht radar to detect enemy forces

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During Exercise Balikatan 2023 in the Philippines, the U.S. Marine Corps deployed its Sensing Expeditionary Advanced Base (Sensing EAB) in the country for detection, and subsequent targeting, of enemy forces.

U.S. Marines with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit utilize a SIMRAD Halo-24 radar while conducting sensing expeditionary advanced base operations during Exercise Balikatan 23 at Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command, Philippines, April 21, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marcus E. Melara)

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