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The U.S. Navy sent word that the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) conducted routine operations in the South China Sea as part of a deployment to the Western Pacific Nov. 7-10.
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It has been six months since Qatar signed the contract for 24 Rafale fighters, yet the Gulf State has yet to make the necessary down payment in order for Dassault to execute the contract.
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The PLAAF contingent for Exercise Falcon Strike arrived in Thailand on Nov. 12. Photos from the RTAF indicates China deployed four Su-27SKs and two Su-27UBKs from the 2nd Fighter Division, 6th Air Regiment at Suixi, Guangdong Province.
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Japan plans to sink retired destroyer JS Shirane next year using a XASM3 anti-ship missile in the Sea of Japan.
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A Congressional Research Service report published last week has revealed the U.S. Air Force’s intention to give its next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) an on and off-road launch capability.
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