RAAF deploying F-35A to Japan next year; JASDF might deploy F-35 to Australia

The Tenth Japan-Australia 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations was held in Toyko on Dec. 9 and the joint statement revealed that Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-35s will deploy to Japan for the first time next year to participate in Exercise Bushido Guardian.

A35-009 taking off in April 2022
U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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AARGM-ER engages moving maritime target on 4th flight test

On Nov. 30, Northrop Grumman successfully completed the fourth flight test of its AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER) at the Point Mugu Sea Range off the coast of southern California. The U.S. Navy launched the missile from an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft, successfully hitting a moving maritime target that was representative of operational conditions.


Photo: U.S. Navy

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