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Month: November 2016

Canada negotiating with Boeing for 18 Super Hornets

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Canada’s Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan confirmed that the country intends to buy 18 Super Hornets from Boeing on an interim basis. Ottawa will also launch an open competition to replace the CF-18.

FA-18E of VFA-195 landing on USS George Washington in June 2015
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Mai [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russian senator says S-400 will be deployed in Kaliningrad

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A Russian lawmaker in the upper house of parliament told RIA news agency that the S-400 air defense system will be deployed to the exclave of Kaliningrad as a response to NATO’s “expansion” in eastern Europe.

ЗРК С-400 Триумф (SA-21) на репетиции 4 мая 2010
By ru:Участник:Goodvint (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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B-1B participated in Exercise Keen Sword for first time

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B-1B bombers deployed to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, recently joined Exercise Keen Sword for the first time. Keen Sword is a bilateral exercise between U.S. forces and the Japan Self-Defense Force.

161111-N-OI810-772 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 11, 2016) U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force ships and aircraft, steam and fly in formation during Keen Sword 17 (KS17) including, USS Shiloh (CG 67), USS Barry (DDG 52), JS Oumi (AOE 426), JS Ashigara (DDG 178), JS Akizuki (DD115), JS Kurama (DDH 144), JS Yamagiri (DD 152), USS Chancellorsville (DDG 62), USS Chicago (SSN 721) and JS Souryu (SS 501). KS17 is a biennial, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Pacific Command-sponsored Field Training Exercise (FTX). KS17 is designed to meet mutual defense objectives by increasing combat readiness and interoperability between Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and U.S. forces. The units are on patrol in the Philippine Sea supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Burke/Released)
161111-N-OI810-772 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 11, 2016) U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force ships and aircraft, steam and fly in formation during Keen Sword 17 (KS17) including, USS Shiloh (CG 67), USS Barry (DDG 52), JS Oumi (AOE 426), JS Ashigara (DDG 178), JS Akizuki (DD115), JS Kurama (DDH 144), JS Yamagiri (DD 152), USS Chancellorsville (DDG 62), USS Chicago (SSN 721) and JS Souryu (SS 501). KS17 is a biennial, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Pacific Command-sponsored Field Training Exercise (FTX). KS17 is designed to meet mutual defense objectives by increasing combat readiness and interoperability between Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and U.S. forces. The units are on patrol in the Philippine Sea supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Burke/Released)

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