Category: Air Force

Canada will send six of its CF-18s to Iceland for the Icelandic Air Policing mission in May. Later in September, there will be another air policing mission in Romania.

By John Davies – CYOW Airport Watch [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

Poland has decided against acquiring second-hand F-16s as the move is deemed to be expensive. Instead, Warsaw is studying whether to get new F-16s or F-35s.

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Beijing has called upon Washington to respect its air defense identification zone (ADIZ), after a B-1B crew flying over the area on Mar. 21 was warned by Chinese air traffic controllers.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Robles
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A U.S. Air Force WC-135 has made an emergency landing in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on Mar. 24. The nuclear sniffer is reported to be on its way to Japan as North Korea is reported to be preparing for a fresh nuclear weapon test.

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