Kosmos 2430, a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite, deorbit on Jan. 5 over North island of New Zealand.
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Japan to retire its RF-4E by end of next March
501st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Japan’s sole tactical reconnaissance squadron, will give up its RF-4Es by end of fiscal year 2019, Yomiuri Shimbun reports.
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航空自衛隊 [GJSTUv1], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia plans to close Monino museum
A plan by the Russian Ministry of Defense to close the Central Air Force Museum in Monino has been leaked online.
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English: Aleksandr MarkinРусский: Александр Маркин [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
NATO will lease 2 An-124-100s from Ukraine
NATO has given Antonov a three year contract to lease two AN-124-100 cargo planes under the Strategic Airlift Interim Solution (SALIS) program.
Darren Koch [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Jordan getting rid of its AC-235s after four years of service
Jordan has put up for sale its two AC-235 gunships on the last week of December 2018.
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