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Indonesia to replace Hawk 100/200 of Squadron 12 with 4.5 generation fighter

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The Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Yuyu Sutisna, says the Hawk Mk. 109s and 209s assigned to Squadron 12 will eventually be replaced with a 4.5 generation fighter aircraft.

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F-35C coming to MCAS Iwakuni after 2021

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The U.S. Navy will deploy the F-35C carrier-borne stealth fighter to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan after 2021, a navy official told The Yomiuri Shimbun.

170907-N-CT127-0021 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 7, 2017) An F-35C Lightning II assigned to the "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA 101) prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting training after its successful completion of carrier incremental availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josue Escobosa/Released)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 7, 2017) An F-35C Lightning II assigned to the “Grim Reapers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA 101) prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting training after its successful completion of carrier incremental availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josue Escobosa/Released)

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