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Airbus has decided to stop its sales campaign to sell the A330 MRTT aerial tanker to Japan, citing the reason that Japan’s request for proposals (RFP) favors the KC-46.
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The Republic of China Air Force scrambled two F-16 fighters to intercept a U.S. Global Hawk that was flying along the border of its Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Sept. 8.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Bobbi Zapka [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Indonesia plans to upgrade the military facilities on its island closest to South China Sea. The airport in Natuna island will be expanded so that four fighter jets can be based there.
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F-16s from the Indonesian Air Force have arrived in Korat air base, Thailand for exercise Elang Thainesia XVII.
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Photos: Royal Thai Air Force
French President Francois Hollande announced his country will send reconnaissance flights over Syria starting from Sept. 8. Francois also said air strikes in Syria could come later.
By 1st Lt Christopher Mesnard [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons