China recently qualified a new batch of J-15 pilots for aircraft carrier operations, the PLAN announced on its website.
Day: August 23, 2016
Another PLAAF unit switching to J-10B
Russia has withdrawn warplanes from Iran
Russia confirmed that its warplanes deployed to Hamadan Airbase in Iran have been withdrawn and are now back in Russia. The news was confirmed by Iran’s Foreign Ministry as well.
RoKAF scrambled 4 F-15Ks after Chinese warplanes entered KADIZ
The Republic of Korea Air Force scrambled four F-15Ks after three Chinese military aircraft, including a bomber, briefly flew into the Korean Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) over Ieodo.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Gary Emery [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Japan deploying Type 3 Chū-SAM Kai in Okinawa Prefecture
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s air defense units in Miyakojima island and Ishigakijima island in Okinawa Prefecture will be the first in the country to receive the new Type 3 Chū-SAM Kai air defense missile system.
Photo Credit: Drew Hamilton
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