According to the NHK, the United States is seeking permission from Tokyo to deploy seven MQ-9s at Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Kanoya air base in Kagoshima Prefecture.
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Kuwaiti Hornets might go to USMC
Speaking to Breaking Defense, a Kuwait-based defense analyst has said that the U.S. Marine Corps is interested in taking over Kuwait’s F/A-18s when they are retired from service.
Mike Freer – Touchdown-aviation (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2), via Wikimedia Commons
Egypt to buy 12 C-130Js and 3 air defense radars
The U.S. government has cleared the sale of 12 C-130J transport aircraft to Egypt for an estimated cost of $2.2 billion.
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UAE seeking info on Israeli-made missile defense systems
The United Arab Emirates has quietly approach Israel to inquire on three air defense missile systems that could beef up its missile defense capabilities.
Photo: Indian Ministry of Defense
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Kuwait to charge two senior officers for corruption in Eurofighter deal
Two Kuwaiti senior military officers, a Major General and a Colonel, will be charged for corruption over the purchase of 28 Eurofighters.
Photo: Finmeccanica
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