U.S. Rep. Randy Forbes has added language to the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act ordering the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to assess the benefits and costs of integrating Taiwan’s early warning radar with U.S. missile defense network.
JSOW destroyed simulated cave targets
Two Joint Standoff Weapon II Cs (JSOW) successfully destroyed simulated caves in a heavy jamming environment.
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Scandinavian Airlines flight in near collision with Russia IL-20
The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority revealed that a Scandinavian Airlines flight came close to a Russian IL-20 ELINT aircraft on Mar. 5 just off the Swedish south coast.
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Malaysia wants to acquire attack helicopters and station them in Sabah
Malaysia hopes to purchase a fleet of attack helicopters and station them in the state of Sabah to guard against armed intruders from Philippines.
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Chinese bid for Turkey’s air defense system tender has not met all requirements
Turkish officials also told Reuters that the Chinese bid for the country’s long-range air defense missile system has yet to met all the tender requirements.
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