China says its air force has carried out the first air patrol over the newly created Air Defense Identification Zone.
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Category: Air Force
Overlapping area of Chinese and Japanese ADIZ over East China Sea
Blue line represents current boundary of Japan’s ADIZ.
Transfer of ex-RAAF C-130s to Indonesia delayed
A ceremony to transfer four C-130s from Australia to Indonesia at Williamtown on Nov. 19 was canceled due to a diplomatic row between both countries.
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Fairchild Air Force Base could house U.S. Navy carrier squadrons
Fairchild Air Force Base could be home to some U.S. Navy squadrons as the Pentagon shift another aircraft carrier to the West Coast.
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Japan could buy more aerial tankers
Tokyo is exploring ways to boost its defense of remote islands and response to ballistic missile attacks.
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