Search is underway for a U.S. Air Force F-16 from the 31st Fighter Wing, at Aviano Air Base, Italy that went missing about 8 p.m. local time on Jan. 28.
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Category: Air Force
F-22s returning back from Middle East spent the night in New Hampshire
Six F-22s that are returning back to Holloman Air Force Base after a deployment in the Middle East landed at Pease Air National Guard Base on Sunday for a rest stop.
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Australia to have only two F-35s by 2020
A leaked draft of Australia’s 2013 defense white paper says the RAAF will only have two F-35As delivered by end of the decade.
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Japan deploys AEW&C assets to monitor airspace around Senkaku Islands
Japan has deployed its E-767 and E-2C to help monitor airspace around Senkaku Islands due to incursions by Chinese aircraft.
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Dutch Patriot missile battery in Turkey operational
A Dutch Patriot missile battery based in the Turkish city of Adana became operational over the weekend. Five more units from U.S. and Germany are expected to be online in the next few days.
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