Tuesday, January 18, 2011

U.S. pitches jets to Japan

U.S. pitches jets to Japan: "on his administration's drive to bolster military cooperation with Japan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggested Tokyo consider buying U.S. combat aircraft.
Gates made the pitch while in Japan for talks with defense officials.
In a meeting with his Japanese counterpart, the U.S. defense secretary suggested 'Japan consider three U.S. planes to upgrade their fleet,' the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F/A-18 Hornet, now a product of Boeing and Northrop Grumman, and Boeing's F-15 Eagle.
He said the Pentagon could provide details on the merits of each aircraft to Japan for review.
Japan has been considering upgrading its military arsenal in the face of China's growing military might and assertive stance in the Pacific."
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NATO Missile Defense for Europe





NATO has agreed to provide ballistic missile defense or BMD for all of Europe. This NATO BMD will protect NATO (European and American) military forces in Europe. It will also – for the very first time – protect the civilian population throughout Europe from ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction launched from the Middle East.
Much of this NATO missile defense for Europe – known as the European Phased Adaptive Approach – will actually be provided by the United States armed forces. This will include seaborne AEGIS missile defense on board US Navy ships in the Mediterranean, as well as land based radars and interceptor missiles.
This e-book describes how NATO missile defense for Europe will be organized and implemented.