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The U.S. State Department has notified Congress of a major arms sale to Taiwan, ranging from frigates to missiles. However, rotor-craft that Taiwan is seeking are left out of the announcements.
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The United States is withdrawing six F-15Cs and six F-15Es from Turkey, European Command announced on Dec. 16.
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Reuters reported that the Obama administration is expected to clear new weapons sale to Taiwan by the end of the year and a Republican congressional aide said the announcement could be as early as this week.
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More details have emerged on an incident involving a Chinese Navy submarine and USS Ronald Regan on Oct. 24. According to the Washington Free Beacon, the submarine carried out a mock attack on the aircraft carrier using anti-ship missiles.
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The Spanish Patriot air defense missile unit deployed to Turkey will not be packing up and go home on Jan. 27, 2016. NATO has decided to extend its mission there for another year.
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