Taiwan has inadvertently revealed a plan to build a PAC-3 missile base in the southern city of Kaohsiung.
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Russia scrambled Su-24 to chase away USS Ross in Black Sea
Russia dispatched a Su-24 fighter bomber to warn off American destroyer USS Ross in the Black Sea after the ship approach Crimea.
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GMD interceptor had fatal flaw, some had two
All 33 of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptors had a serious defect that could render it useless in combat, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has warned.
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F-35B pilots flew air-to-air sorties during OT-1
U.S. Marine Corps pilots flying the first operational test (OT-1) of the F-35B took part in simulated aerial combat during the sea trials which ran from May 18-29.
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Thailand interested in Japanese-made aircraft
Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan told Japanese media on May 28 that his country is interested in evaluating Japanese aircraft for fire fighting duties.
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