South Korea has ordered nine Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon Systems for its FFX Batch II frigate-class ships and AOE II-class fast combat support ships.
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Iraqi mililtary helicopter crashed
A Iraqi military helicopter crashed in Abu Ghraib on Feb. 22. All four on board did not surive the crash.
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Sea Dragon helicopter: Troubled past, uncertain future
Mike Hixenbaugh of The Virginian-Pilot has a nice piece on the troubles facing the MH-53E Sea Dragon community right now.
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VMAQ-3 deployed to Qatar
VMAQ-3 have redeployed their EA-6Bs from Afghanistan to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
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Taiwan to conduct road runway exercise this year
Taiwan will activate a highway as an emergency road runway this year. During the 30th Han-Guang exercise, mingxueng stretch of the National Highway No. 1 will be closed to traffic.
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