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Japan lodges protest over F-16’s low-level flight

Posted on April 30, 2018 by alert5

The Japanese Defense Ministry’s Tohoku Defense Bureau has lodged a complain with the U.S. Air Force after video footage showing a F-16 from Misawa Air Base flying low over Japan was uploaded online.

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Australia, Canada sending patrol aircraft to Japan

Posted on April 29, 2018 by alert5

Australia and Canada are sending this maritime patrol aircraft to Kadena air base, Japan in order to enforce sanctions on North Korea.

By Ken Mist (originally posted to Flickr as CP-140A Arcturus) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Greek government approves F-16V upgrade program

Posted on April 29, 2018 by alert5

Greece’s Council on Foreign Policy and Defense (KYSEA) has approved the upgrade of 85 HAF F-16s to the V variant.

Tim Felce [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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GAO thinks Boeing will only be able to deliver all 18 KC-46s in May 2019

Posted on April 28, 2018 by alert5

A new U.S. Government Accountability Office assessment believes Boeing will not be able to deliver all 18 KC-46 aerial refueling tankers this year and will only be able to achieve so in May 2019.

Photo: Boeing
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