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2016-02-17 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Steve White 2016-02-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Guess they don't want to run into the new Med MiGs. About as far away as they could get.

Posted by Skidmark 2016-02-17 00:15|| 2016-02-17 00:15|| Front Page Top

#2 What??!?!?!?

No F-35s???

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2016-02-17 06:40|| 2016-02-17 06:40|| Front Page Top

#3 The F-35s are waiting for the Block 4F software mod. That allows the engines to start...

Posted by Steve White 2016-02-17 07:45|| 2016-02-17 07:45|| Front Page Top

#4 SPoD, Now that's just cold. ;^)

Posted by AlanC 2016-02-17 07:51|| 2016-02-17 07:51|| Front Page Top

#5 As cold as the engines?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2016-02-17 11:25|| 2016-02-17 11:25|| Front Page Top

#6 A-10s as escorts are not available (weapons software is due in upgrade 4G....)

Posted by USN, Ret. 2016-02-17 11:30|| 2016-02-17 11:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Which upgrade actually delivers fuel to the engines so they can ignite?

(Bio-fuel of course)

Posted by CrazyFool 2016-02-17 12:11|| 2016-02-17 12:11|| Front Page Top

#8 4F

I see what you did there. ;-)

Posted by gorb 2016-02-17 12:13|| 2016-02-17 12:13|| Front Page Top

#9 The alleged or seeming Chinese counter-response, as yet unconfirmed this AM by the USDOD or other reliable sources ...

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > CCTV4: CHINA MILITARY AIRCRAFT FLEW TO INTERCEPT FOREIGN JET [US F-22?] NEAR CHINESE ADIZ [East China Sea].

* RELATED CHINA MILITARY NEWS/ CHINESE-ARMS.COM > REPORT: US F-22 WAS DETECTED + INTERCEPTED BY CHINA NEAR EAST CHINA SEA ADIZ.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-02-17 22:34|| 2016-02-17 22:34|| Front Page Top

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