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Testers from the U.S. Air Force’s 40th Flight Test Squadron and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron carried out the first four-ship F-16 formation test of the new APG-83 AESA radar on Jul. 2.
A news report in Japan quoted a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) official as saying that the upgraded F-15JSI (Japan Super Interceptor) will be a multirole fighter.
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The U.S. miliatry will be conducting training at Chitose Air Base, Japan later this month, the Hokkaido Defense Bureau has disclosed.
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Su-30MKKs from the 6th Air Brigade of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) took off from Nanning air base and flew to Subi Reef in the South China Sea during a 10-hour round trip mission.
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News reports from China says former commander of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and ace during the Korean War, Wang Hai, has passed away today in Beijing. He was 94 years old.
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