Japan Self-Defense Force deployed a PAC-3 air defense system to Okinawa using landing ship tank JS Ōsumi on Feb. 4.
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Turkey denies access to Russian Open Skies flight
Turkey has barred a Russian Open Skies Treaty flight from taking place in its airspace after the Russian inspectors have arrived in the country to conduct the flight.
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RoKAF Exercise Soaring Eagle 2016
Republic of Korea Air Force fighter squadrons are currently participating in Exercise Soaring Eagle whereby they practice in a simulated war with North Korea.
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CCTV footage might have showed the launch of DF-21D
China’s CCTV has a story on the new Rocket Force, footage from the Feb. 3 news contains much material of the DF-31A ballistic missile. As the news story tap its footage from various sources, one of the scene might have possibly showed the launch of the DF-21D.
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Pentagon to turn SM-6, Tomahawk into anti-ship missiles
During the tour of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake on Feb. 2, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter revealed that the Tomahawk cruise missile will evolve from being a land attack weapon to an anti-ship missile.
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