Day: February 15, 2016

U.S. Air Force and Navy’s next generation fighter won’t be common platform

Posted on February 15, 2016February 14, 2016 by alert5

Lt. Gen. James Holmes, the U.S. Air Force’s deputy chief of staff for plans and requirements, told reporters that his service and the U.S. Navy will go their separate ways for their sixth-generation fighter jet.

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RAF to hold joint air exercise in Japan this October

Posted on February 15, 2016February 15, 2016 by alert5

Japan’s Defense Minister Gen Nakatani met Air Marshal Greg J. Bagwell from the Royal Air Force on Feb. 12 and both men agreed to hold a joint air exercise in Japan this October.

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Saudi Arabia announced the deployment of F-15s to Turkey

Posted on February 15, 2016February 14, 2016 by alert5

Saudi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Ahmed al-Assiri told Al Arabiya television network that Saudi F-15s have been deployed to İncirlik airbase in Turkey.

By: Senior Airman Brett Clashman [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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