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Japanese and U.S. forces carried out their largest joint airdrop training exercise

Posted on March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 by alert5

More than 500 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) paratroopers performed a static-line jump at the Combined Arms Training Center Drop Zone Camp Fuji, Japan on Mar. 9. This is the largest U.S-Japan personnel drop in the history of the two countries’ alliance.

Japan Ground Self Defense Force paratroopers line up to load onto a C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing, during exercise Airborne 21 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 9, 2021. More than 500 JGSDF paratroopers performed a static-line jump at the Combined Arms Training Center Drop Zone Camp Fuji, Japan, making it the largest U.S-Japan personnel drop in the history of the two countries’ alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)

Video on the development of HQ-17AE

Posted on March 12, 2021 by alert5

Ukraine nationalizing Motor Sich to prevent it from falling into China’s hands

Posted on March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 by alert5

Ukraine’s engine manufacturer, Motor Sich, will be nationalized to prevent it from being taken over by China.

Freeman88 [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons