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Douglas Barrie of IISS says Germany needs the F-35 in order to fulfill the nuclear deterrence role under NATO as the Eurofighter is not certified to drop the American B61 thermonuclear weapon.
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The first two T-50TH jet trainers for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) are on their way back home. Sources in Taiwan said the two jets arrived in Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport, Taiwan around 3pm local time on Jan. 8. They are expected to depart for Thailand after an overnight stay in Taiwan.
Mainichi repprted on Jan. 7 that Japan has completed the development and testing of its ASM-3 supersonic anti-ship missile.
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A modified C-130H assigned to Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing made a brief stop at its Cheyenne home base on Jan. 6 while on the way to Florida for testing.
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Photo: 153rd Airlift Wing
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U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot 1st Lt. Justin Newman was recently selected to fly the F-35B with the Marine Corps in an exchange program.