Tokyo is exploring ways to boost its defense of remote islands and response to ballistic missile attacks.
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Rosoboronexport to deliver 12 Su-30Ks to Angola
An official from Rosoboronexport said his firm will deliver 12 Su-30Ks to a South African country. The country is widely believed to be Angola.
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Photo: China set up East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone
China announced that it has set up a Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over East China Sea. The zone and the Aircraft Identification Rules took effect 1000hrs Beijing time Nov. 23.
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より大きな地図で JAPAN-ADIZ 防空識別圏 を表示
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Freak hailstorm in Afghanistan grounded five RAF C-130Js earlier this year
Five RAF C-130Js were grounded earlier this year after a freak hailstorm in Kandahar airbase, Afghanistan.
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First RQ-4 Block 40 combat deployment
Grand Forks Air Force Base announced that the RQ-4 Block 40 has deployed to a war zone on Sept. 19, 2013.
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