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Rin Sakurai

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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Rin Sakurai

    French Rafales Return to Japan for PEGASE 2026 (opens the original)

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    The Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace (AAE) aircraft were deployed as part of PÉGASE 26, the seventh edition of France’s long-range air-power projection mission. The deployment began on Sept. 8, 2026, and will continue until Oct. 15, covering more than 40,000 kilometers over approximately 40 days. #PEGASE26 C’est parti pour la branche vers le Japon. Après un dernier briefing, les équipages se lancent actuellement dans la branche Pacifique de la mission. 日本の友人の皆さん、今行くよ!🇯🇵🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/5iG2ctCth1

  2. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Rin Sakurai

    The Sun Sets on Compass Call: The EC-130H Flies for the Final Time (opens the original)

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    On September 2, 2026, EC-130H reg. 73-1590 departed Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, under the callsign VOLT01, for what was scheduled to be the final flight of the type. The aircraft took off at approximately 07.00 local time before returning to Davis-Monthan around six hours later, marking the formal end of the U.S. Air Force’s EC-130H operations. 73-1590 was initially delivered to the USAF as a generic C-130H, after which it underwent modification and conversion to be delivered as an EC

  3. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Rin Sakurai

    Japan’s Massive US-2 Amphibian Teams Up With USAF CV-22B During Rescue Flag 26-1 (opens the original)

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    A USAF CV-22B Osprey joined a JMSDF (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) US-2 amphibious aircraft for the first time during the Rescue Flag series of exercises. The two aircraft, alongside several others operated by the USMC (United States Marine Corps) and JASDF (Japan Air Self-Defense Force), participated in the CSAR exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni on Aug. 26, 2026. Rescue Flag is a bilateral exercise between the US and Japan, and is typically held in the airspace around Iwakuni or

  4. Article · Aug 23, 2026 · Rin Sakurai

    U.S. Navy Reveals AIM-424 “Malice” Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile (opens the original)

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    The new missile was announced at the Tailhook Symposium held in Reno, Nevada on Aug. 22, 2026, and was first reported by The Aviation Week. The weapon then appeared on the Navy’s official Fact Files website on the same day, providing the first official glimpse of the missile intended to give U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) aviators an increase in their air-to-air engagement ranges. Photos of F/A-18Es and F-35Cs belonging to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) carrying the new muni

  5. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · Rin Sakurai

    Japan Begins Captive-Carry Flight Tests Of Air-Launched Type 25 Anti-Ship Missile (opens the original)

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    Japan has taken another step towards fielding its series of next-generation indigenous stand-off weapons, with the first captive-carry flight tests of the air-launched variant of the Type 25 Surface-to-Ship Missile (SSM) completed on Jul. 30, 2026. The designation for the air-launched missile is yet to be announced, so it is referred to as the air-launched variant of the Type 25 SSM within this article. Possibilities include ASM-4. 12式地対艦ミサイル能力向上型? 何かステルスっぽくてカッコいい😁 pic.twitter.com/yU1pU65ote — n

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