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  • F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
    Staff Writer with AFP July 10, 2020
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    US Approves Sale of 105 F-35 Stealth Fighters to Japan

    The United States announced that it has approved the sale of 105 F-35 stealth aircraft to Japan for an estimated $23.11 billion. 

  • Armed Reaper drones support Operation Barkhane
    Staff Writer with AFP July 10, 2020
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    World Entering New Military ‘Drone Age:’ UN Expert

    The world is entering a military 'second drone age' with uncontrolled proliferation and no standards governing their use, a United Nations expert told the UN Human Rights Council.

  • Chief of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Mohammed Bagheri and Syrian Defense Minister Ali Ayoub in Damascus.
    Staff Writer with AFP July 9, 2020
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    Iran to Bolster Syria Air Defenses, Counter US Pressure

    For Iran, Syria has never been just another country in a region mired in sworn enmities and unending conflicts. The two allies further cemented their military relationship Wednesday when they sealed another deal against rivals, both internal and external.

  • Mig-26 Fighter Jet from Indian Air Force.
    Staff Writer with AFP July 3, 2020
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    India Approves Purchase of 33 Russian Fighter Jets

    India on Thursday went ahead with finalizing its purchase of 33 Russian fighter jets in a $2.4 billion deal that included upgrades to 59 other jets that Indian Air Force already has in its inventory.

  • Patriot air defense missile system, Japan
    Staff Writer with AFP June 21, 2020
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    PAE Awarded Contract at US Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

    PAE was awarded a Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East contract to provide heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems maintenance, testing and installation services at US Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The contract has a one-year base period of performance with three one-year options and an estimated total value of approximately $25.1 million. PAE President and CEO John Heller said the award highlights PAE’s long-respected engineering and operations maintenance capabilities supporting US projects in Japan. “PAE started 65 years ago by providing the US government critical services to rebuild Japan and other parts of Asia after World War II,” Heller said. “That legacy of dependable service continues today as we support the Navy at the air station in Iwakuni.” The HVAC maintenance contract builds on major projects the PAE Design and Facility Management entity in Japan has supported as Air Station Iwakuni expanded over the past decade. Significant projects include the design of a 131,000-square-foot medical clinic, which opened in 2018, and a flight training facility, now under construction. “The skilled team leading this effort has decades of combined experience managing design, construction, maintenance and repair programs in Japan,” said PDFM President Scott Gold. “By understanding both the technical …

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