Japan has refuted South Korea’s denial that one of the latter’s destroyer did not lock its fire control radar on a Japanese P-1 maritime patrol aircraft.
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Izumo will not have its own AEW aircraft, will rely on E-767
JS Izumo will not be able to have its own complement of airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft after conversion into a fixed-wing aircraft carrier as it will be deemed to have offensive capabilities.
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航空自衛隊 [GJSTUv1], via Wikimedia Commons
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Japan says RoKN destroyer directed its fire control radar at JMSDF P-1
Japan’s Defense Ministry says a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) P-1 maritime patrol aircraft was locked by the fire control radar of a South Korean naval destroyer over the Sea of Japan on Dec. 20.
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F-35 Block IV will have improved maritime strike capability
Joint Strike Fighter Program Executive Officer Vice Adm. Mat Winter said in an interview with Air Force Magazine that the Block IV version of the F-35 will have improved maritime strike capability.
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National Museum of the U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Pentagon orders 15 GQM-163As
The Pentagon has given Orbital Sciences Corp a $46 million contract for 15 full-rate production Lot 13 GQM-163A Coyote supersonic sea skimming target base vehicles.
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