North Korea tested its Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile today and South Korea responded by staging an elephant walk with its F-15K fighters.
Category: Air Force
MQ-9 deployment to Japan taking place in July
It was reported earlier this year that the United States intends to deploy the MQ-9 to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Kanoya airbase in Kagoshima Prefecture. The latest information from Asahi news is that the deployment will take place in July.
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Iranian Air Force FT-7 crashes, both pilots killed
An Iranian Air Force FT-7 jet trainer crashed on May 24 in Iran’s Isfahan province and both pilots did not survive in the accident.
Shahram Sharifi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Czech Republic has transferred attack helicopters to Ukraine
The Czech Republic has transferred its attack helicopters to Ukraine, this was disclosed by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin during a press briefing.
Adam Hauner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Chinese and Russian bombers enter South Korea’s ADIZ
Shortly before 8 o’clock this morning in South Korea, two Chinese H-6 bombers South Korea’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) and flew northwest to join up with two Russian Tu-95 bombers.
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