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South Korea is preparing for intense negotiations over military alliance costs during President Lee Jae-myung’s upcoming Washington summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, with Boeing’s KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft potentially playing a key role in the discussions after a recent trade deal deliberately sidestepped the contentious defense funding issue.
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The Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted anti-ship training exercises in waters near the Senkaku Islands in June, timing the training to coincide with the deployment of two Chinese Navy aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean, according to a report by the Yomiuri Shimbun citing government sources and defense ministry officials.
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A legendary F-15C Eagle fighter jet made its final flight on Aug. 13 to the Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, where retired U.S. Air Force Col. Cesar “Rico” Rodriguez stood waiting to welcome the aircraft that had carried him to two aerial victories during the Gulf War more than three decades ago.
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The U.S. Air Force announced it will not proceed with the planned beddown of 12 Republic of Singapore Air Force F-15 aircraft at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, despite completing a comprehensive environmental review and beginning major infrastructure construction at the Pacific installation.
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A single hydraulic component failure caused a B-2A stealth bomber to crash-land at Whiteman Air Force Base in December 2022, resulting in more than $300 million in aircraft damage, according to a U.S. Air Force investigation report released on Aug. 5.
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