Houthis rebels posted a video claiming that they have shot down a U.S. drone on Jan. 20 using the S-75 (NATO: SA-2) surface-to-air missile.
Day: January 21, 2016
U.S. should send one fighter wing to Luzon, Philippines as part of Pacific pivot
In this Oped on Wall Street Journal, Daniel Z. Katz – the director for defense analysis at Aviation Week Intelligence and Data Services – urge the U.S. government to station a fighter wing, air-refueling tankers and P-8 on Luzon, Philippines.
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Deploying C-130Js, CV-22s to Yokota Air Base part of Pacific pivot
Swapping out the C-130H with C-130J and deploying CV-22s to Japan are part of the Pacific rebalance by the Pentagon, commander of 374th Airlift Wing told Stars and Stripes.
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Australia, France could pool resources for special forces variant of NH90
Commander of French army aviation, Maj. Gen. Olivier de la Motte, revealed that his country is discussing with Australia over the potential joint requirement for a special forces variant of the NH90.
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The only USAF aircraft that has a 100 percent mission-capable rate
Air Force Times has compiled the mission-capable rates for the entire U.S. Air Force fleet in 2015 and the C-21A scored 100 percent.
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