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Record-breaking deployment of U.S. aircraft to Germany for NATO exercise

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Exercise Air Defender 23 is set to take place in June. The exercise will see 15 NATO nations deploying around 200 aircraft to Germany for 12 days of training in air warfare operations. The United States, in particular, will be sending a significant number of aircraft, including their F-35, F-16, and F-15 fighter jets. This marks the largest deployment of US air combat forces to Germany since the formation of NATO.

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets from the 480th and 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadrons are parked on the aircraft ramp at the 86th Air Base, Romania, following the 510th EFS’ arrival April 29, 2022. The 480th EFS from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, is being replaced by the 510th EFS from Aviano Air Base, Italy, after being deployed to Romania since February. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman)

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China to retire the J-7 fighter this year

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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force is set to decommission its J-7 fighter jets this year, according to a report from Global Times. The J-7, China’s first supersonic fighter jet, has been in use by the PLA Air Force and the People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) for many years, but has been gradually retired since 2018 as the country’s production capacity of new aircraft has increased.

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