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Watch 4 F-22s in show-of-force flight over South Korea

Posted on February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 by alert5

Four USAF F-22s flew from Okinawa, Japan to Osan Air Base, South Korea on Feb. 17 in response to recent provocative actions by North Korea.

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Russia deploys its newest spy plane to Syria

Posted on February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 by alert5

ADS-B data captured by Flightradar24 shows Russia has deployed its newest Tu-214R spy plane to Syria on Feb. 15.

By Rimma Sadykova (http://russianplanes.net/id143163) [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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JSOW C-1 aces first operational test

Posted on February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Navy, in conjunction with Raytheon, have conducted a successful operational test of the new Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1 weapon at China Lake.

By US Navy (US Navy Naval Air Systems Command) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Boeing: S. Korea keen on 2 more Peace Eagles, Japan interested in F-15 upgrade

Posted on February 18, 2016 by alert5

During a press briefing at the Singapore Airshow, Boeing executive Jeff Kohler told reporters that Japan has shown interest in pursuing a F-15 upgrade program similar to what the U.S. Air Force is doing.

By 대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces (2011년2월 공군 E737 조기경보기 제주도 한라산 상공 비행(1)) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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