USAF’s highest-ranking female fighter pilot fired from running top secret program office
The Pentagon has decided to remove Maj. Gen. Dawn Dunlop as director of the Special Access Programs Central Office on May 31.
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Using Google Earth, Japan’s defense officials selected Aegis Ashore site base on erroneous data
Japan’s Defense Ministry is under criticism for its selection of the Aegis Ashore site in Akita. Officials disclosed on Jun. 8 that the elevation angles of mountains in northern Japan were calculated wrongly using Google Earth.
China says its OTH radar is immune to anti-radiation missile attacks
China’s defense researcher Liu Yongtan, who was honored with the top science award for his work on ship-based Over-the-Horizon (OTH) radar, says his radar can help detect stealthy aircraft and are impervious to attacks from anti-radiation missiles.
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Reunion for pilots of Operation Opera
Pilots who took part in Operation Opera – the bombing of Iraq’s nuclear facility – recently gathered to mark the 38th anniversary.