Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi visited JS Izumo on Nov. 8 to monitor the progress of the ship’s conversion into an aircraft carrier.
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Pentagon to buy $2 billion worth of GPS chips that are needed by B-2 and SDB II
The Pentagon is in a rush to buy GPS chips from GlobalFoundries as the plant that fabricates them will soon stop producing those components, Bloomberg reports.
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First woman pilot to go direct for F-35C conversion after getting Wings of Gold
Lt. j.g. Suzelle Thomas is the U.S. Navy’s first woman to directly go for F-35C conversion training after getting her Wings of Gold.
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Five USAF KC-135s flew to position near CSG 1 on the night of Nov. 5
H/T Tony. Data from flight tracking sites showed that five U.S. Air Force KC-135 aerial refueling tankers flew to the South China Sea on the night of Nov. 5.
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How the F-35 Integrated Test Force plan for the 2 flight tests aboard JS Izumo
The test plan for the take-off and landing of two F-35Bs on JS Izumo started in spring, F-35 Integrated Test Force has disclosed.
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