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South Korea and Spain are expected to launch negotiations to swap aircraft

Posted on February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 by alert5

South Korea and Spain are expected to launch negotiations as early as this month to swap four to six A400Ms that Spain ordered for 30 KT-1s and 20 T-50s.

Ejército del Aire Ministerio de Defensa España [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Taiwan to conduct road runway exercise in May

Posted on February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 by alert5

Taiwan’s Apple Daily says the island will conduct a road runway exercise this May at Huatan.

Toshiro Aoki [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Altus AFB receives the KC-46A

Posted on February 10, 2019 by alert5

Altus Air Force Base became the second location to bed down the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker on Feb. 8.

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jeremy Wentworth
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Japan refutes Russia’s claim that Aegis Ashore violates INF Treaty

Posted on February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 by alert5

Japan’s Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya says the Aegis Ashore system in Japan will not violate the U.S.-Russia Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.