New Zealand has decided that the plan to base F-15SG fighters from Singapore is not feasible.
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Bloomberg: Pentagon to buy 12 F-15X fighters
Bloomberg is reporting that the Pentagon will request $1.2 billion for 12 Boeing F-15Xs in the fiscal year 2020 budget.
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Japan says RoKN destroyer directed its fire control radar at JMSDF P-1
Japan’s Defense Ministry says a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) P-1 maritime patrol aircraft was locked by the fire control radar of a South Korean naval destroyer over the Sea of Japan on Dec. 20.
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F-35 Block IV will have improved maritime strike capability
Joint Strike Fighter Program Executive Officer Vice Adm. Mat Winter said in an interview with Air Force Magazine that the Block IV version of the F-35 will have improved maritime strike capability.
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Japan to build radar system to monitor foreign “killer” satellites
The Japanese government will assign the Japan Air Self-Defense Force the task of monitoring space debris and foreign “killer” satellites.
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