The Pentagon announced that the 65th Air Base Wing at Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal will drawdown and become an air base group by the end of fiscal year 2014.
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Canada to consider other alternatives besides F-35
Canada said Wednesday that it would reconsider plans to buy 65 F-35s and Defense Minister Peter MacKay said the government will consider other options.
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RAAF F/A-18Fs achieved Final Operational Capability
The Royal Australian Air Force’s fleet of 24 F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft have achieved Final Operational Capability (FOC).
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JASDF scrambles 8 F-15Js to intercept Chinese plane entering disputed islands
The JASDF scrambled eight F-15Js and one E-2C to intercept a Y-12F from China’s state oceanic administration, which flew past south of one of the disputed islets, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, this morning.
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Pentagon saves 4 percent for each F-35A in LRIP 5
Reuters reports that the Pentagon will pay around $107 million, excluding the engine, for the F-35A in the fifth production contract.
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