The Japanese government is close to buying Mageshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture and will convert it into an airfield for U.S. Navy pilots to carry out Field Carrier Landing Practice.
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Taiwan confirms plan to buy more F-16s
Taiwan’s Defense Minister Yen Teh-fa has confirmed that the military intends to push for the purchase of more F-16s to replace its aging F-5s.
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CO of 69th BS sacked because penis drawings were discovered inside cockpits
It has emerged that the former commander of the 69th Bomb Squadron, Lt. Col. Paul Goossen, was removed from his post after penis drawings were discovered on a moving map software inside the B-52’s cockpits.
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German Air Force One ferrying Merkel was forced to divert
A German Air Force A340 ferrying Chancellor Angela Merkel and the German delegation to the G20 summit in Buenos Aires was forced to divert to Cologne-Bonn airport, Germany on Nov. 29 after the captain noticed several electronic systems onboard had malfunctioned.
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Joint Sino-Pakistan exercise Shaheen-VII to commence from today
China has deployed its combat aircraft to Pakistan Air Force Base Bholari – home to Pakistan’s F-16 A/B Block 15ADF fleet – for exercise Shaheen-VII.
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