Japan’s Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told reporters after visiting the Aegis Ashore test facility in Hawaii that both sites that Japan plans to build will have the capability to deal with cruise missiles and other missiles.
Turkey wants to train its pilots in South Korea
Gen. Lee Wang-keun, South Korea’s chief of air force, is on a trip to turkey and Yonhap said that he will discuss Turkey’s request to train its pilot in South Korea.
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Rafales to operate from USS George H.W. Bush
USNI News has learned from French officials that a contingent of French sailors and naval aviators will deploy aboard American carrier USS George H.W. Bush from April to May this year.
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USAF’s first EA-18G pilot
Mountain Home Air Force Base announced today that 1st Lt. Kevin Martin has completed his transition to the Boeing EA-18G. Making him the first in the U.S. Air Force to do so.
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RTAF issues statement on cause of Gripen crash
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has issued a press statement on the cause of the crash of a Gripen on Jan. 14 last year.
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