The Thai government has allocated budget for new trainer and light attack aircraft. Sources say these are the Beechcraft T-6TH and AT-6TH.
Day: August 27, 2020
Japanese company proposes self-propelled hangar to protect scrambling fighters
Toko Tekko from Akita Prefecture, Japan has proposed an idea of building a self-propelled hangar to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
Cherie A. Thurlby, U.S. Air Force / Public domain
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VMFA(AW)-242 to swap F/A-18D for F-35B from October
At a meeting between Japan’s Ministry of Defense and Iwakuni City, defense officials explained that the U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18s based at MCAS Iwakuni will be replaced by the F-35B starting from October.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Brune / Public domain
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Japan cleared to buy 32 AIM-120C-8 missiles
The U.S. government has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan of 32 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) with support for an estimated cost of $63 million.
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Taiwan deploys Albatross UAVs to South China Sea
Taiwan has deployed a small number of its indigenous Albatross unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to Pratas and Taiping Islands in the South China Sea.
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