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Japanese company proposes self-propelled hangar to protect scrambling fighters

Posted on August 27, 2020 by alert5

Toko Tekko from Akita Prefecture, Japan has proposed an idea of building a self-propelled hangar to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

Cherie A. Thurlby, U.S. Air Force / Public domain
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Japan cleared to buy 32 AIM-120C-8 missiles

Posted on August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. government has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan of 32 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) with support for an estimated cost of $63 million.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Victoria Baldwin-King, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member assigned to crew 55-07 “Shooters”, adjusts an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile during a weapons load crew of the quarter competition at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 22, 2014. The LCOQ competition provides Airmen a platform to hone their skills and building camaraderie in the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston/Released)

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Japan issues RFI for F-X fighter program

Posted on August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 by alert5

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has issued a request for information to the industry to seek an integrator company for its F-X fighter program.

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Check out these GORGEOUS photos of the Mi-35P from Russian Helicopters

Posted on August 25, 2020 by alert5

Russian Helicopters annonced during Army-2020 that serial production of the Mi-35P gunship has started. The company kindly provided these photos for us to use.

Photo: Anton Garnik

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Cooper: India’s purchase of Su-35 or S-400 will create interoperability issues with U.S. hardware

Posted on August 22, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, R. Clarke Cooper, says he hope that India will stop buying weapons from Russia and switch to the United States as its main weapons supplier.

By Eugeny Polivanov (http://russianplanes.net/id169356) [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons

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