Tango01  | 12 Apr 2017 11:45 a.m. PST |
"Japan and the U.S. are strengthening their guard against North Korea by stationing an American observation aircraft in Okinawa to detect a possible nuclear weapons test by the Kim Jong Un regime, according to a senior Japan Self-Defense Forces official. The U.S. Air Force's Constant Phoenix WC-135 can detect telltale radioactive debris released into the atmosphere by the detonation of a nuclear device. The aircraft was deployed to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa earlier this month, the official said. Japan's Self-Defense Forces also are increasing their own surveillance and intelligence gathering. The U.S. has sent a strike group led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson to the waters off the Korean Peninsula. Japan has also readied ships equipped with the Aegis missile defense system in preparation for a possible North Korean missile launch. Japanese forces have been under shootdown orders since August and are prepared to intercept a missile at any time, the government says…"
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| Tango01 | 12 Apr 2017 12:03 p.m. PST |
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| clibinarium | 12 Apr 2017 12:15 p.m. PST |
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 ColCampbell | 12 Apr 2017 1:34 p.m. PST |
Looks like the BUG struck again! Jim |
| Zephyr1 | 12 Apr 2017 2:25 p.m. PST |
That's some crazy, random crossposting there… |
| zoneofcontrol | 12 Apr 2017 3:55 p.m. PST |
clibinarium-
How well is your aircraft armed when it comes to dogfighting? |
| Henry Martini | 12 Apr 2017 4:31 p.m. PST |
Just be thankful it's not a bomber. |
| wrgmr1 | 12 Apr 2017 5:04 p.m. PST |
Clibinarium that particular aircraft only cost 450 million? |
| clibinarium | 13 Apr 2017 5:29 p.m. PST |
Its not great in a dogfight, which is why its usually escorted by some of these;
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| zoneofcontrol | 13 Apr 2017 6:56 p.m. PST |
I hear they make the crews sleep in pup tents. That's just in case they need to quickly hop in their planes and flea the area. Fortunately that doesn't happen too often, it turns out they seem to be rather fur-ocious. Several other countries are interested in obtaining some of these planes so the US is setting up a Lend-Leash program. And they don't allow rookie pilots to fly them, you must be a Vet. |
| capncarp | 13 Apr 2017 11:24 p.m. PST |
I'd love to see them mix it up with a pack of Hellcats! |
| Il Granatiere | 22 Apr 2017 6:45 a.m. PST |
I know for sure that they do not flight together…… |
| Old Contemptibles | 24 Apr 2017 12:19 p.m. PST |
Maybe they will get into a dogfight. |
