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Jane’s analyzed commercial satellite photos taken earlier this month of Woody Island in the Paracel archipelago and concluded that China has withdrawn the HQ-9 air defense system stationed there.
By Voice of America [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The investigation into the crash of a South Korean Army UH-1H crash in Chuncheon on Feb. 15 found that the rotor-craft’s hydraulic servo valve had failed while the aircraft was in a hover.
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A Indian Air Force An-32 transport plane flying from Chennai to Port Blair has gone missing since Jul. 22.
By Oleg V. Belyakov – AirTeamImages [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) carried out the first interoperability test of the latest Aegis Baseline 9.C1 with Spanish frigate Cristobol Colon (F 105) recently.
By USN (ID:DNSD0607644 / 040810-N-0000X-002) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Saab’s chief executive Håkan Buskhe told investors during a results briefing that the Swedish aerospace company has “spent most of [its] investment for the important T-X development” in the first half of this year.
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Graphic: Boeing
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