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China summons South Korean envoy to protest against THAAD deployment

Posted on February 10, 2016 by alert5

South Korea’s Ambassador to Beijing, Kim Jang-soo, was summoned by China’s Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin on Feb. 7 to protest Seoul’s decision to start talks with Washington over the deployment of a THAAD unit in South Korea.

Photo: Missile Defense Agency

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Carrier Air Wing 14 to disband

Posted on February 10, 2016February 10, 2016 by alert5

The Pentagon has decided to disband Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14), which is based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, in October.

By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Aaron Burden [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Watch the Yak-130 firing two R-73 dogfight missiles

Posted on February 10, 2016 by alert5

Obama administration clears the sale of KC-46 to Israel

Posted on February 10, 2016February 10, 2016 by alert5

Israeli news portal Walla says the U.S. government has cleared the sale of Boeing’s KC-46 aerial refueling tanker to Israel via the security assistance package.

Photo: Paul Weatherman/Boeing
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JF-17 to stage aerial demonstration to Emir of Qatar

Posted on February 10, 2016 by alert5

A pair of Pakistan Air Force JF-17 fighters are now in Qatar to perform a flight demonstration to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani during Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visit to the country.

By Shimin Gu [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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