Despite having a full-length flight deck and the ability to support the F-35B, Tokyo insists that JDS Izumo is not an aircraft carrier.
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Indonesia shopping for 16 fighters to replace F-5
Indonesia’s Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said his ministry is evaluating offers to replace the TNI-AU’s F-5 fighters.
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USAF C-27Js going to Coast Guard
C-27Js deemed surplus by the U.S. Air Force will be transferred to the Coast Guard. In exchange for the aircraft, the Coast Guard will have to transfer seven C-130s to the Air Force.
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RoKAF C-130 made rare refueling stop in Taiwan
A RoKAF C-130 made a rare refueling stop at Kaohsiung International Airport, Taiwan on Jan. 7. The crew stayed overnight in Taiwan before departing for Indonesia.
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USAF Pave Hawk crashed in Britain
Four U.S. Air Force personnel were killed when their HH-60 Pave Hawk crashed in eastern England during a training mission on Tuesday night.
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