Category: Air Force

The Pentagon has once again rescheduled the planned deployment of CV-22 Osprey in Japan. U.S. Forces, Japan announced on Apr. 3 that five tilt-rotors will be arriving at Yokota Air Base this week.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/Released [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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We’ve come across many GoPro cockpit videos of fighter jets flying low level across canyons and valleys in Europe and United States. Now, watch a USAF F-16C execute that over Japan.

The Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Yuyu Sutisna, says the Hawk Mk. 109s and 209s assigned to Squadron 12 will eventually be replaced with a 4.5 generation fighter aircraft.

By Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A report by Reuters says German Air Force Tornado fighter-bombers might not be able to join NATO missions as the jets cannot communicate over encrypted channels.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A news report says Russia has deployed two more Su-34 fighter-bombers to Syria. They flew into Hmeimim Air Base with a Tu-154M on Mar. 29.