Spain gave the final green light Friday for the U.S. Navy to deploy four Aegis warships to a naval base in southern Spain.
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F-15Ks scrambled to intercept JMSDF helicopter
South Korea scrambled four F-15Ks after a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter flew close to disputed islets in the Sea of Japan on Sept. 21.
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Pentagon plans to deploy F-35 to Japan
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said in a speech Wednesday that the Pentagon is considering deploying the F-35 to Kadena Air Force Base, Japan.
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HMS Diamond foils USAF F-15E ‘attack’
HMS Diamond employed her sophisticated air defense system to foil a simulated attack by two USAF F-15Es during a mine warfare exercise in the Gulf.
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VAQ-132 deploys to Australia
Three EA-18Gs from VAQ-132 have deployed to RAAF Base Amberley for Exercise Growler 2012. They will be there to train with RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets from No. 1 Squadron.
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