Forceful Tiger is a large force exercise in which the U.S. Air Force’s 18th Wing has to defend Okinawa.
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Y-9JB and KJ-200 flew over Tsushima Strait
Japanese fighters intercept one Chinese Y-9JB ELINT aircraft and a KJ-200 AEW aircraft over the Sea of Japan on Jan. 31. At one point, both aircraft flew over Tsushima Strait.
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First 3-D printed part approved for AWACS
The 552nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight recently won engineering approval to make and install the first 3-D printed part for E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft.
By DoD photo by Senior Airman Diane S. Robinson, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia refutes Turkish claim that its Su-34 had entered its airspace
The Russia Defense Ministry says Turkey’s claim that one of Russia’s Su-34 fighter-bomber violated Turkish airspace was “unsubstantiated propaganda.”
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By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (IMG_3632) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Boeing given contract for next Air Force One
The U.S. Air Force on Jan. 29 gave Boeing a risk reduction activities contract that will eventually lead to an order of two 747-8s as Air Force One.
By U.S. Air Force File Photo. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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