Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighters were scrambled on Dec. 21 to intercept two Russian Tu-95 long-range bombers and a A-50 AEW&C aircraft.
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Day: December 23, 2015
USS Nimitz avoids making three homeport changes over the next four years
The U.S. Navy has decided to keep aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in Bremerton, Washington till fiscal 2019. Previously, the carrier was scheduled to shuffle between Everett and Bremerton between 2016 to 2019.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Shannon E. Renfroe [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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India has transferred first Mi-25 to Afghanistan
India has promised to give four Mi-25 attack helicopters to Afghanistan and now the first aircraft is said to have been transferred.
By Chris Lofting [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
Russia is said to have offered a new PAK FA package to India
An anonymous Indian senior defense ministry official says Moscow has lowered the price it wants for technology transfer of the PAK FA fighter to India.
By Aleksandr Medvedev (http://russianplanes.net/id62440) [GFDL or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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RoKAF to reorg its command structure
The South Korean government has approved the reorganization of the Republic of Korea Air Force’s command structure. The service will move away from the current one that is geographically arranged to a function-based command.
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By 대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces (2015.2 공군 소링 이글 훈련 Soaring Eagle of ROK AirForce) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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