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The Republic of China Air Force and Navy is busy setting up a radar picket from Taiwan to Taiping island in South China Sea as President Ma Ying-jeuo is expected to fly there between Dec. 12-14.
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U.S. authorities have issued a warning to residents of New Mexico not to be alarmed when they see a rocket streaking across the sky from 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. MST today.
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Earlier this year, it was reported that Russia will start state trials of the Sosna short-range air defense system in summer, it is now apparent that the trials were delayed and will begin in early 2016.
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A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 from No. 5 Squadron has returned home to RNZAF Base Auckland on Dec. 8 after spending 16-month in the Middle East.
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Sikorsky was awarded a $354 million contract for funding for the U.S. Navy’s fifth program year for 29 MH-60R helicopters, the Pentagon announced on Dec. 7.
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