Military aircraft from U.S., Japan, Australia, South Korea, Philippines and New Zealand are now at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam for Exercise Cope North 2016.
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Category: Air Force
PACAF selects Tinian as preferred alternative divert island
Pacific Air Force has selected Tinian, north of Guam, as its preferred alternative divert and exercise training island.
By US Military (defense.gov email) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russian Su-34 in Syria seen carrying Kh-35 anti-ship missile
During a press briefing at the Russian Ministry of Defense on Feb. 11, the large screen in the room showed a Su-34 in Syria carrying the Kh-35 anti-ship missile.
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Kuwait to sign Eurofighter deal next week
Kuwaiti Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled Jarrah Al-Sabah told Kuwait News Agency and Kuwait TV that Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti will be in town next week to sign the contract for Eurofighters.
By Vladimir Korolkov (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Swedish Air Force has no money to send Gripens to fight against ISIL: leaked documents
Swedish television network TV4 has obtained a set of government documents which suggest that the Swedish Air Force cannot afford to send its Gripen fighters to the Middle East to fight against ISIL.
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By Ministério da Defesa [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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