Taiwan to set up radar picket in South China Sea as Ma Ying-jeou prepares to visit Taiping island

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.

ROCAF E-2T 2501 Display at Chih Hang Air Force Base 20130601
By 玄史生 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Sikorsky awarded $354 million contract for 29 MH-60Rs

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.

MH-60R Seahawk and Hellfire
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark A. Leonesio (http://www.news.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=58274) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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