The U.S. Air Force has decided to upgrade the UH-1N to keep it in service for the next six to ten years.
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JASDF plans to base E-2Cs in Naha, Okinawa
Japan plans to allocate funds in the fiscal 2014 budget for deploying E-2Cs to Naha Air Base in Okinawa.
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Japan’s F-35s more expensive due to local parts
Asahi Shimbun reported that the price of Japan’s F-35s are 50 percent higher than U.S.-made models as 24 components of the jet are made locally.
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F-111C heading to Pacific Aviation Museum
The Royal Australian Air Force has gifted F-111C, A8-130, to the Pacific Aviation Museum in Hawaii as a gesture of friendship between Australia and United States.
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Japan plans to buy at least one Global Hawk in FY2015
Japan is expected to buy at least one Global Hawk in fiscal 2015. To achieve that goal, Tokyo will spend $2 million for research on the Global Hawk in the fiscal 2014 budget.
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