India announced on Jan. 2 that it will go ahead to buy 240 precision guided munition from Russia for its air force.
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Category: Navy
USS Wasp makes port call in Hawaii as the ship sails towards Japan
USS Wasp arrived in Hawaii on Dec. 28 to make a port call. The ship is making its way to Japan to replace USS Bonhomme Richard as the 7th Fleet’s forward-deployed amphibious assault ship.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary L. Borden [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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South Korea also keen to operate F-35Bs from its Dokdo-class LPHs
A report by South Korea’s Yonhap news agency says Seoul is also keen to operate the Lockheed Martin F-35B from its Dokdo-class amphibious assault ships.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Achterling [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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How the F-35 got its name
For a start, Japan wants JS Izumo to be able to refuel USMC F-35Bs
Yomiuri Shimbun says Japan is planning to refit the Izumo-class helicopter destroyers so that it can operate as a floating refueling carrier for American F-35Bs.
By Kaijō Jieitai （海上自衛隊 / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force） (http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/jmp/201612.html) [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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