Israel carried out a successful test of its Arrow 3 missile interceptor on Feb. 25.
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Turkey to pay $8.3 million annually for Patriot batteries
All six Patriot batteries deployed by U.S., Germany and Netherlands in Turkey will cost Istanbul $8.3 million each year, Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz said.
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AN/TPY-2 in Kyoto Prefecture
The second AN/TPY-2 X-band radar in Japan will likely be located at a base in Kyogamisaki, Kyoto Prefecture. The decision to base the radar in Central Japan could be due to the fact that any North Korean missile headed for Guam or Hawaii will fly over.
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Last batch of CH-46 aircrew chiefs graduated
The last CH-46 aircrew chief class has graduated its final batch of eight aircrew chiefs on Feb. 20.
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Photo by Lance Cpl. Demetrius Morgan
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Is Obama administration stonewalling FBI investigation into transfer of classified weapons technology to China?
FoxNews.com says it has documents showing the illegal transfer of U.S. weapons technology to China and other nations through NASA and the U.S. government is stonewalling an investigation into it.
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