F-16s at Osan Air Base, South Korea have the new “Have Glass V” paint scheme

U.S. Air Force F-16s in Asia have been spotted with the new “Have Glass V” paint scheme. The Radar Absorbent Material paint is a new, darker single color paint scheme that replaces the the older two-tone gray as the standard paint scheme for F-16’s in the U.S. Air Force.

An F-16 takes flight over Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, October 14, 2021. F-16’s and A-10 Thunderbolt II’s practiced simulations during a joint coalition training event known as Combat Search and Rescue Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevyn)

JASDF scrambled 390 times for first half of 2021, majority are Chinese aircraft

The latest figures by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) revealed that it had carried out 390 scrambles for the first half of this year. This is for the period beginning in April and till the end of September.

F-15J (955) of 204 Sqn in the refuelling training, -17 Dec. 2010 b
By Darnell T. Cannady, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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