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A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier has crashed in the waters off Okinawa, Japan this afternoon around 2 p.m. local time. At this point of time, VMA-542 has a detachment of Harriers in Japan.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Robertson; The original uploader was Looper5920 at English Wikipedia, 2007-04-07 (original upload date) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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An anonymous client has placed an order with Saab for its RBS 70 NG short-range air defense system. Saab says deliveries will take place between 2018 and 2020.
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Photo: Saab
Lockheed Martin will unveil Japan’s first F-35A at its Fort Worth plant on Sept. 23 at 11:00 EDT. The ceremony will be streamed live on YouTube.
Rice farmers situated around JASDF Komatsu air base, Japan hit upon an idea to package their produce as “Roaring Rice.” It was popular with military enthusiasts and was reported to have been sold out within 20 minutes.
The new Israeli reconnaissance satellite that was launched into space this month has transmitted back its first set of pictures to the ground control station.
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