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Naomi A.J. Takahashi (Oceanian ©XAirForces News Editor from Japan) Facebook.com/lockheed.lightning – Twitter.com/LLightning2 – naomitakahashi@yandex.com

2025 12 12 Boeing November Deliveries Drop 17%, Lagging Behind Airbus 0

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U.S. Bombers Fly with Japanese Jets After China-Russia Drills

USAF B-52 bombers joined Japan’s F-35s and F-15s over the Sea of Japan, signaling allied resolve amid rising regional tensions. U.S. nuclear-capable B-52 bombers conducted joint flights with Japanese F-35 and F-15 fighter jets...

2025 12 10 Russian Bombers Join Chinese Patrol Near Japan Amid Rising Tensions 0

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Russian Bombers Join Chinese Patrol Near Japan Amid Rising Tensions

Japan scrambles fighter jets as Moscow and Beijing step up military cooperation in the Pacific. Japan scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around its territory,...

2023 04 26 Chinese Carrier Shandong Pushes Into Second Island Chain 0

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PLAN’s latest deployment brings carrier strike group within 400 nautical miles of Guam

PLAN’s latest deployment brings carrier strike group within 400 nautical miles of Guam The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has demonstrated its expanding power projection capabilities by deploying its second aircraft carrier, Shandong, to...

2023 04 25 Japan Reports Increased UAV Interceptions Despite Fewer Scrambles in FY 2022 0

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Japan Reports Increased UAV Interceptions Despite Fewer Scrambles in FY 2022

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) conducted 778 scrambles in FY 2022, according to data released by the Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD) on 18 April. Rising Chinese and Russian Air Activity Around Japan...

RAAF P-8A Poseidon in Exercise Sea Dragon 0

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Australian Maritime Air Power on Show

Maritime air power was on show in Guam as a RAAF P-8A Poseidon participated in Exercise Sea Dragon alongside Japan, Canada, India and the United States, from January 13 to 27. The exercise provided...

Northrop Grumman has delivered to the U.S. Army the first production-representative engagement operations center for the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS). 0

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Northrop Grumman IBCS advances toward operational capability

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has delivered to the U.S. Army the first production-representative engagement operations center (EOC) for the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS). “This milestone is testament...

Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton flight testing 0

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Australia to Purchase Second Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) welcomes the announcement last month by the Australian Government to purchase a second MQ-4C Triton aircraft. Australia’s 2016 Defence White Paper identified the requirement for seven high altitude, long...

Japan Air Force AGM-158B JASSM ER 0

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Air Weapons (Smart Bombs and Missiles): Customized For F-35A

Japan has ordered AGM-158B JASSM ER (extended range of 900 kilometers) gliding smart bombs for its F-15 fighter-bombers. These cost $1.15 million each and will be delivered by 2020. Since it entered production in...

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NASA’s InSight Lander Starts an Unprecedented Mars Mission on Cyber Monday

While tech geeks go nuts on Cyber Monday this year, NASA’s InSight Landerwill be making its historic touchdown on Mars. It’s expected to land at Elysium Planitia, an equatorial plane, on November 26, marking the first day...

2018 July 16 Japan Subaru BELL 412EPX Helicopter Upgrade 0

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Japan Subaru And BELL Announce Collabrattion on Commercial 412 Helicopter Upgrade

At a ceremony held at Farnborough Air Show today, BELL HELICOPTER, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company and SUBARU Corporation announced their collaboration on a commercial enhancement of the BELL 412 EPI, which was type-certified...