Two sites in New York and one in Maine are potential locations for the East Coast missile defense base.
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Pentagon to allocate $400 million to Iron Dome over next two years
The United States plans to finance the Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system with $220 million in fiscal 2014 and $175.9 million in fiscal 2015.
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USAF plans to upgrade 175 F-15C/Ds, 1018 F-16s
The USAF wants to upgrade the radar and displays of 175 F-15C/Ds to keep them flying till 2030.
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F-15s at RAF Lakenheath will fly less
F-15s at RAF Lakenheath will fly less frequently and only who were preparing to be deployed in support of current operations would be flight-trained.
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JSDF scrambled 306 times against Chinese aircraft in FY2012
Japanese fighters were scrambled 306 times in fiscal year 2012 to intercept Chinese aircraft.
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