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  US airmen in the Pacific transitioned to the C-130J this year. How is the new model faring?

  https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/japan-aerospace/2018/12/04/us-airmen-in-the-pacific-transitioned-to-the-c-130j-

  U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has the largest area of responsibility of the American military’s combatant commands.

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  US airmen in the Pacific transitioned to the C-130J this year. How is the new model faring?

  https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/japan-aerospace/2018/12/04/us-airmen-in-the-pacific-transitioned-to-the-c-130j-this-year-how-is-the-new-model-faring/

  U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has the largest area of responsibility of the American military’s combatant commands.

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  Nexter, KMW Pursue Land Weapon Venture

  http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/land/vehicles/2015/03/19/france-leopard-tank-nexter-germany-leclerc-holding-company/25023543/

  Nexter and German family-controlled Krauss Maffei-Wegmann are on track to forge a cross-border link up in the land weapons sector this year, the French state-owned company said.

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  Russian Aggression Drives Swedish Defense Spending

  http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/policy-budget/warfare/2016/02/07/russian-aggression-drives-swedish-defense-spending/798

  A senior Swedish military chief has stated that the Nordic state could find itself at war

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  Experts say Russia’s actions in the Kerch Strait were illegal

  https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2018/11/30/even-if-you-believe-russias-story-its-actions-in-the-kerch-strait-were-illegal-expe

  Even if you take all that the Kremlin has said about the incident at face value, Russia’s actions still constitute a violation of United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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  Israel Navy To Upgrade Combat Surface Fleet

  http://www.defensenews.com/naval/2015/06/28/israel-navy-to-upgrade-combat-surface-fleet/

  The Israel Navy is upgrading its entire combat surface fleet with new German-built, Israeli-equipped Sa'ar-6 corvettes and the integration of new radars and electronic warfare (EW) systems in existing Sa'ar-5 and Sa'ar 4.5 ships.

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  Australia officially announces $26B frigate contract. Here are the build details

  https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2018/06/29/australia-officially-announces-26b-frigate-contract-here-are-the-build-details/

  Who's building and contributing what for Australia's Future Frigate, and what technology is involved in the Type 26 design?

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  Belgium Attacks Loom Over Final Nuclear Security Summit

  http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/policy-budget/2016/03/27/belgium-terrorism-attakcs-nuclear-security-summit-isis/8223100

  After Belgium, some question if the Nuclear Security Summit will have a lasting impact in preventing nuclear terrorism.

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  Japan Shifts Air Force Posture South, Unveils Stealth Demonstrator

  http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/policy-budget/budget/2016/01/31/japan-shifts-air-force-posture-south-unveils-stealth-demonstrator/79532526/

  If there is a big shift occurring in Japanese force posture, however, it’s south, with the ASDF doubling its F-15s

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  US Navy About To Double Its LCS Fleet

  http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/naval/ships/2015/08/08/lcs-littoral-combat-ship-navy-fincantieri-marinette-marine-austal-antonio-freedom-fort-worth-independence-coronado-little-rock/31255549/

  US Navy about to Double its LCS Fleet

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