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GA plans to fly Guardian in non-segregated Japanese airspace

Posted on March 26, 2017March 25, 2017 by alert5

General Atomics has entered into a research partnership with a consortium of Japanese industry, government, and academia groups to study how to let the company’s Guardian unmanned aerial vehicle fly in non-segregated Japanese airspace.

By U.S. Customs and Border Protection [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Poland not buying second-hand F-16s

Posted on March 26, 2017March 25, 2017 by alert5

Poland has decided against acquiring second-hand F-16s as the move is deemed to be expensive. Instead, Warsaw is studying whether to get new F-16s or F-35s.

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Chinese ATC challenged B-1B flight over East China Sea

Posted on March 26, 2017March 25, 2017 by alert5

Beijing has called upon Washington to respect its air defense identification zone (ADIZ), after a B-1B crew flying over the area on Mar. 21 was warned by Chinese air traffic controllers.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Robles
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WC-135 made emergency landing in Indonesia

Posted on March 25, 2017March 25, 2017 by alert5

A U.S. Air Force WC-135 has made an emergency landing in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on Mar. 24. The nuclear sniffer is reported to be on its way to Japan as North Korea is reported to be preparing for a fresh nuclear weapon test.

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