Japan scrambled fighter jets on Wednesday after a Chinese Y-8J early warning plane flew through international airspace between Okinawa prefecture’s main island and the smaller Miyako island in southern Japan for the first time.
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South Africa to sell away Gripens, AW109s?
A news report says South Africa is considering selling off its Gripen fighters and its Agusta A109 helicopters due to a lack of funds to operate them.
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Philippine says its W-3A helicopter cannot be used in combat
Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said there will be no further purchase of W-3A Sokol helicopters from Poland.
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NATO fighters forced intruding Cessna to land in Latvia
A Cessna light plane was forced by NATO fighters to land in Latvia after it intruded Russian and Lithuanian airspace this week.
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U.S. Army completed Early User Testing of JLENS
The U.S. Army has completed Early User Testing (EUT) of the JLENS. The system’s endurance was tested by operating it for 20 days continuously.
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