A Royal Air Force (RAF) A400M, flown by crew from 70 Squadron and 24 Squadron visited Japan from Oct. 23-25.
Photos: British Embassy in Japan
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JMSDF destroyer to conduct joint training with Theodore Roosevelt CSG south of Spratly Islands
Japan’s Akizuki-class destroyer, JS Fuyuzuki, will carry out a joint training exercise with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (CSG) south of the Spratly archipelago after the ships departed Singapore.
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By Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force [Attribution], via Wikimedia Commons
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Japan shelves plan to have MV-22 training at Saga
Japan has decided not to use Saga as a training area for U.S. Marine Corp MV-22s. According to new reports, the move has failed to garner support from the local population and the U.S. military is not receptive to the idea as well.
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By Cpl Christopher Q. Stone [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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USAF wants a weapons-carrying unmanned wingman for F-35
Lt. Gen. Robert Otto, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance from the U.S. Air Force, has suggested the ideal of a weapons-carrying unmanned wingman that will help the F-35 overcome its limited internal weapons storage handicap.
By Matt Short, Lockheed Martin (bron: Ministerie van Defensie) [CC0 or Attribution], via Wikimedia Commons