A technical team from Romania has evaluated Portugal’s F-16s and found them in very good condition. A plan is underway to buy excess F-16s from Lisbon.
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Month: August 2012
Guam-based B-52 landing at RAAF Darwin
A B-52 and KC-135 will depart from Guam and deploy to Darwin, Australia for short term joint training with the RAAF.
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Lockheed Martin to cut 550 jobs at Marietta plant as C-130 production slowdown
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Lockheed Martin will cut about 550 jobs at its Marietta plant as it slows production of the C-130.
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Last Polish C-130E delivered
Poland has taken delivery of the last of five C-130E that was part of a FMF military aid.
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Pentagon planning to deploy X-Band radars in southern Japan and Southeast Asia
The Wall Street Journal reported that Pentagon officials are planning to deploy an X-Band radar on an undisclosed southern Japanese island and have also been evaluating sites in Southeast Asia for a third X-Band radar.
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