Month: January 2017
Abe considers acquiring preemptive strike capability
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has indicated that he will think through a decision to give preemptive strike capability to the Japan Self-Defense Force.
Photo: JASDF
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Combat debut of KAI FA-50
The KAI FA-50 has seen combat for the first time when two FA-50PHs from the Philippine Air Force bombed
IS-affiliated terror groups in Butig, Lanao Del Sur on Jan. 26.
Royal Norwegian Air Force has a woman chief
Maj. Gen. Tonje Skinnarland has been appointed as chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force. She had previously served as acting chief.
Photo: Forsvaret
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RCAF CT-156 crashes
A Royal Canadian Air Force CT-156 Harvard II aircraft crashed about 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 28 near 15 Wing Moose Jaw.
By Ahunt (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons