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Some Japanese defense officials are worried that the high maintenance costs for U.S.-made military aircraft are going to hurt the country’s security capabilities.
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Photo: JASDF
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The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress on the potential sale of four Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft to New Zealand on Apr. 27.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Hammond [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Eurofighter has successfully completed a simultaneous firing of two MBDA Meteor air-to-air missiles. Eurofighter GmbH says the firing completes the development testing activity of the weapon on the platform.
The life-saving Automatic Ground-Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) could be installed on Israel’s fleet of F-16 fighters, Flight Global reports.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Twelve F-15s from the 122nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron have been deployed to Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, as part of a Theater Security Package (TSP) in Europe in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.
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