Japanese fighters intercept one Chinese Y-9JB ELINT aircraft and a KJ-200 AEW aircraft over the Sea of Japan on Jan. 31. At one point, both aircraft flew over Tsushima Strait.
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Rehearsal for International Fleet Review 2016
The Indian Navy has been busy practicing for the International Fleet Review 2016 in Visakhapatnam. The review will be held from Feb. 4-8.
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First 3-D printed part approved for AWACS
The 552nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight recently won engineering approval to make and install the first 3-D printed part for E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft.
By DoD photo by Senior Airman Diane S. Robinson, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Japan deploys PAC-3 at Defense Ministry compound
Japan has started its deployment of PAC-3 air defense missile units nationwide in anticipation of a rocket launch by North Korea.
By Website of the Japan Ministry of Defense (防衛省) (http://www.mod.go.jp/e/jdf/no36/activities.html) [GJSTUv1 or Attribution], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia refutes Turkish claim that its Su-34 had entered its airspace
The Russia Defense Ministry says Turkey’s claim that one of Russia’s Su-34 fighter-bomber violated Turkish airspace was “unsubstantiated propaganda.”
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By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (IMG_3632) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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