Day: March 26, 2017

GA plans to fly Guardian in non-segregated Japanese airspace

Posted on March 26, 2017March 25, 2017 by alert5

General Atomics has entered into a research partnership with a consortium of Japanese industry, government, and academia groups to study how to let the company’s Guardian unmanned aerial vehicle fly in non-segregated Japanese airspace.

By U.S. Customs and Border Protection [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Poland not buying second-hand F-16s

Posted on March 26, 2017March 25, 2017 by alert5

Poland has decided against acquiring second-hand F-16s as the move is deemed to be expensive. Instead, Warsaw is studying whether to get new F-16s or F-35s.

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Chinese ATC challenged B-1B flight over East China Sea

Posted on March 26, 2017March 25, 2017 by alert5

Beijing has called upon Washington to respect its air defense identification zone (ADIZ), after a B-1B crew flying over the area on Mar. 21 was warned by Chinese air traffic controllers.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Robles
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