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The Mexican Embassy in the Philippines commemorated the 70th anniversary of 201st Fighter Squadron’s combat operations during the liberation of Philippines from Japan.

By U.S. Army Air Force. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Last month, it was reported here that the U.S. Navy plans to deploy the AIM-120D later this year. However, a photo taken at Atsugi, Japan seems to show a CATM-120D on a VFA-195 F/A-18E on May 5.

Photo: @vx51
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Two B-52Hs from the 340th Weapons Squadron flew to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas in April for a joint stand-off weapons training with B-1s from the 77th Weapons Squadron.

U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Autumn Velez

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Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin told reporters on May 8 that China is “practicing to have an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)” over the South China Sea.

By NASA (Landsat 7 Path 118 Row 53) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Due to space constrains, the HAL Light Combat Aircraft does not have an on board electronic warfare jammer, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India reported to Parliament.

By Ashwin Kumar [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The CAG raised 53 issues with the Tejas and amongst them are issues with the radar warning receivers and counter-measure dispensing systems.

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Air battle managers from the Philippine Air Force were able to controlled their aircraft from a U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS for the first time during exercise Balikatan 2015.

U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman

The E-3 is from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron (AACS) out of Kadena, Japan.

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A Indian Air Force MiG-27 crashed at Tantipara on May 8 during a night flight, two civilians on the ground were killed by the crash.

By johnxxx84 [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The pilot managed to eject safely but suffered injuries.

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