Subaru delivers first UH-X prototype to JGSDF

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Subaru has delivered the first UH-X prototype helicopter to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) on Feb. 28.

Video: JGSDF

NASCAR Flyover Weekend Part 1 (of 3)

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Photos: THAAD deployed to Israel for the first time

Posted on March 5, 2019 by alert5

A U.S. Air Force Airmen offloads a THAAD system from a C-17 Globe Master III at Nevatim Air Base, Israel, Mar 1, 2019 . The deployment of a Terminal Altitude Area Defense System to Israel is an exercise involving U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and Israeli forces, under the Dynamic Force Employment concept. The exercise builds readiness and interoperability in the region, demonstrates the U.S. capability to rapidly deploy air defense assets globally, and demonstrates U.S. Army Europe’s mission to deter potential adversaries and support allies.

Photos by Capt. Robert Durr
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Pentagon to buy 78 F-35s in 2020

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The Pentagon has decided to buy just 78 F-35s from Lockheed Martin in the latest budget request, instead of 84 aircraft that was projected a year ago.

U.S. Air Force photo/R. Nial Bradshaw

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Israel wants to buy both F-15 and F-35

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Israel’s Globes says the country will decide by this summer what type of fighters it will acquire using U.S. defense aid money.

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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