Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi visited JS Izumo on Nov. 8 to monitor the progress of the ship’s conversion into an aircraft carrier.
Pentagon to buy $2 billion worth of GPS chips that are needed by B-2 and SDB II
The Pentagon is in a rush to buy GPS chips from GlobalFoundries as the plant that fabricates them will soon stop producing those components, Bloomberg reports.
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JASDF might setup airport group for defense of Senkaku islands, move F-15s to Shimojishima airport
Sankei reports that the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) is considering the setup of a rapid deployment airport group will have help prepare airports in the Ryukyu Islands for military operations.
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First woman pilot to go direct for F-35C conversion after getting Wings of Gold
Lt. j.g. Suzelle Thomas is the U.S. Navy’s first woman to directly go for F-35C conversion training after getting her Wings of Gold.
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JASDF 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron explores possibility of using Yokota air base for assault training
Airmen from Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron visited Yokota air base on Nov. 4 to examine the possibility of using the runway there for assault training.
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