Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has confirmed that the American-made PAC-3 air defense missile system has been deployed to Hualien and Taitung counties on the island’s east coast.
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Watch 3 F-22s forward refuel from a MC-130J
Three F-22s assigned to the 95th Fighter Squadron forward refuel with a MC-130J from the 9th Special Operations Squadron on Feb. 26. This is the second time such procedure has been carried out.
JASDF KC-767 refueling ops at Cope North
U.S. Air Force photographer Senior Airman Keith James was able to witness how a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) KC-767 carry out an aerial refueling over the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Cope North.
Photos: U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Keith James
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RQ-4 flew with MS-177 sensor for the first time
Flight testing of the MS-177 sensor payload on the RQ-4 Global Hawk has started in earnest with the unmanned aerial vehicle carrying the sensor airborne for the first time at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, California facility.
Photo: Northrop Grumman
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Russia’s copy of Reaper
A commercial imaging satellite flew over the Gromov Flight Research Institute near Moscow on May 31, 2016 and managed to capture a picture of the new Russia MALE unmanned aerial vehicle – Orion.
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