The Japanese government allowed the media into the VIP section of the government Boeing 747 for the first and final time on May 24.
The aircraft is scheduled to be retired today at Chitose air base.
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Namer APC with Trophy active protection system
Israel has unveiled the Namer armored personnel carrier that is equipped with the Trophy active protection system.
Gulf Arab defense spending drops for first time in decade: report
IHS concluded that defense spending of Gulf Arab states fell from $86.7 billion last year to $81.6 billion this year. Low oil prices is cited as a factor for the drop.
Carter: “War, cold or otherwise, with China is (un)likely”
Speaking at the Harvard Institute of Politics on Dec. 2, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter told the audience that he believes war with China, cold or otherwise, is unlikely.
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German government has publicly rebuked its own foreign intelligence agency
The German government was forced to distance itself from an assessment of Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy by its own foreign intelligence agency.
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Task Force La Fayette to train Peshmerga
France’s Task Force La Fayette will be sending some personnel to Kurdistan region to teach Peshmerga forces on how to defuse Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs).
By Claude TRUONG-NGOC (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Cockpit video of IDF fighter flying at 500ft
Cockpit video of IDF fighter flying at 500ft
A RoCAF OT&E Group test flight to gauge the IDF’s ground attack capability. The jet was flying at 500 ft and a speed of 500 kts.
A look at the training inside Vietnam’s Air Force Academy
A look at the training inside Vietnam’s Air Force Academy
Tuoi Tre News had the rare opportunity to observe the daily training activities of Vietnam’s Nha Trang Air Force Academy.
Photo: Tuoi Tre News
Source: A look at the training inside Vietnam’s Air Force Academy
Queen Elizabeth-class carriers will be protected by USVs
Queen Elizabeth-class carriers will be protected by USVs
BAE Systems, together with ASV, are creating an unmanned surface vessel to be deployed from the Queen Elizabeth-class carriers. The modified rigid inflatable boats will undertake high-risk missions at up to 40km away.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Betsy Knapper [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Fire broke out inside E-2C just before Shinzo Abe’s visit to USS Ronald Regan
Fire broke out inside E-2C just before Shinzo Abe’s visit to USS Ronald Regan
An electrical fire broke out inside a E-2C assigned to VAW-115 on board USS Ronald Regan Oct. 18 as the carrier was about to host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan McFarlane
The ship’s damage control flying squad responded and extinguished the fire, a Navy statement said.
Source: Fire broke out inside E-2C just before Shinzo Abe’s visit to USS Ronald Regan