US missile defense system may remain on Jordan-Syria border after drills

The US will deploy Patriot missile batteries and F-16 fighter jets in Jordan for military exercises, and the weapons may remain there indefinitely due to the threat of the Syrian civil war.
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China shows distrust in US defense strategy

Major General Yao Yunzhu of the Chinese Liberation Army asked a question after US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave a speech at the conference on Saturday. She said the US pivot to the Pacific has been widely interpreted as an attempt to counter China’s growing regional influence and to offset China’s increasing military capabilities in the region. However, she added, China is not convinced
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N. Korea launches three short-range missiles: defense ministry.

North Korea on Saturday launched three short range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast, South Korea’s Ministry of Defense said. The ministry said it detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon. It said the missiles were fired in a northeasterly direction away from South Korean waters.
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Pentagon, NATO allies witness missile defense test in skies over Central New York.

Military leaders from the Pentagon, Italy and Germany were in Central New York this week to witness a classified test of a missile defense system. As part of the test, a small plane and a simulated tactical ballistic missile were detected and tracked by the Medium Extended Air Defense System, or MEADS, its developers said today.
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