Consideration also should be given to leasing C-12 twin-engine aircraft outfitted for maritime patrol and counterinsurgency surveillance.

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China recently moved maritime patrol boats into waters near the Senkakus, prompting calls by Japanese coast guard ships for the vessels to leave.

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In addition, seven Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships and four support aircraft, consisting of Nimrod maritime patrol and Hercules transport planes will be part of the force.

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Separately, Vivek Lall, who heads the Indian operations at Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems unit, said the company will bid to sell six medium-range maritime patrol aircraft to India.

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The same U.S. ship -- with the help of an HC-144 maritime patrol aircraft -- spotted and intercepted a similar boat with six migrants south of Marathon, Florida.

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Japan's Defense Ministry said a submarine was spotted by a P-3C Maritime Self Defense Force patrol aircraft Sunday nightpassing near Kume Island in Japan's Okinawa prefecture in the East China Sea.

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At present, warships from a number of countries patrol an international maritime corridor, escorting some merchant ships and responding to distress calls in the area.

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Japan's defense ministry said a submarine was spotted by a P-3C Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol aircraft Sunday night passing near Kume Island in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture in the East China Sea.

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The exercise will be conducted in the southern port city of Busan and will include patrol ships and helicopters from Korean maritime police and the Japan Coast Guard.

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