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Australian defense minister in Japan

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles (C) inspect a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile defense system at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2025.

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China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day. (Pool photo)

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China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day. (Pool photo)

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China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) meets the press in Tokyo in the early hours of Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day.

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China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press in Tokyo in the early hours of Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day.

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Bush and Cheney Meeting at the Pentagon

United States President-elect George W. Bush and US Vice President-elect Dick Cheney talk to reporters before their meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army, and US Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen in the Tank in the Pentagon in Washington, DC on January 10, 2001. Bush, Cheney and members of their National Security team met with Cohen and Shelton and received a briefing from the Joint Chiefs. The Tank is the secure conference room of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Mandatory Photo by Mamie M. Burke / DoD via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cheney Swears-in Powell as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

United States Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney (left) administers the oath of office to General Colin L. Powell, United States Army, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, DC on October 3, 1989. General Powell's wife, Alma, is shown holding the Bible. Mandatory Photo by Helene Stikkel / DoD via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rumsfeld Sworn-In as 21st US Secretary of Defense

Judge Larry Silverman swears Donald H. Rumsfeld, right, into office as the 21st United States Secretary of Defense during a White House Oval Office ceremony on January 26, 2001. Observing the proceedings are US Vice President Richard B. Cheney, far left, US President George W. Bush, and Rumsfeld's wife Joyce, holding the bible. Mandatory Photo by Robert D. Ward / DoD via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron At Paris Air Show - Le Bourget

Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force (Armee de l'air et de l'espace) Jerome Bellanger, French Minister for the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu, French President Emmanuel Macron, guest CEO of the Direction Generale de l'Armement (DGA, French Defense Procurement Agency) of the French Ministry of Armed Forces Emmanuel Chiva arriving to visit the 55th edition of the International Aeronautics and Space Show at the Bourget exhibition center, near Paris, France on June 20, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over sports festival venue

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team fly over the venue of the closing ceremony of the Japan Games national sports festival in Hikone in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga on Oct. 8, 2025.

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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over sports festival venue

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team fly over the venue of the closing ceremony of the Japan Games national sports festival in Hikone in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga on Oct. 8, 2025.

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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over sports festival venue

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team fly over the venue of the closing ceremony of the Japan Games national sports festival in Hikone in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga on Oct. 8, 2025.

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THE KING AND THE CROWN PRINCESS DRONE CAPABILITIES

King Carl Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria on a visit to the The Swedish Life Guards Regiment for a demonstration of the defense's drone capabilities. They are received by Army Commander Jonny Lindfors and Commander of the Swedish Air Force Jonas Wikman.Kungsängen, Sweden on October 3 2025.Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TT / Code 10060

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F-35B stealth fighter jet demonstration flight

An F-35B stealth fighter prepares to land on the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Nyutabaru base in Shintomi in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

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F-35B stealth fighter jet demonstration flight

An F-35B stealth fighter performs a short field takeoff during a flight demonstration at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Nyutabaru base in Shintomi in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill on Ishigaki Island

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2025, shows the U.S. Marine Corps' missile systems -- the Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or MADIS (L and C), and the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS -- at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ishigaki on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, deployed for the Sept. 11-25 Resolute Dragon Japan-U.S. joint exercise.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill on Ishigaki Island

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2025, shows the U.S. Marine Corps' missile systems -- the Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or MADIS (L and C), and the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS -- at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ishigaki on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, deployed for the Sept. 11-25 Resolute Dragon Japan-U.S. joint exercise.

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King Visits European Tactica Airlift Centre In Zaragoza - Spain

The Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, greets the military during a visit to the European Tactical Airlift Centre (ETAC), at the Zaragoza Air Base, on September 10, 2025, in Zaragoza, Aragon (Spain). The European Tactical Airlift Centre (ETAC) is the multinational center of reference for tactical airlift training in Europe. Officially established on June 8, 2017 in Zaragoza, ETAC coordinates the European Tactical Airlift Programme (ETAP) with the purpose of strengthening operational capabilities, fostering interoperability between nations and optimizing resources through international cooperation. Photo by Ramon Comet/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Visits European Tactica Airlift Centre In Zaragoza - Spain

The Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, visits the European Tactical Airlift Centre (ETAC), at the Zaragoza Air Base, on September 10, 2025, in Zaragoza, Aragon (Spain). The European Tactical Airlift Centre (ETAC) is the multinational center of reference for tactical airlift training in Europe. Officially established on June 8, 2017 in Zaragoza, ETAC coordinates the European Tactical Airlift Programme (ETAP) with the purpose of strengthening operational capabilities, fostering interoperability between nations and optimizing resources through international cooperation. Photo by Ramon Comet/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron At Paris Air Show - Le Bourget

Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force (Armee de l'air et de l'espace) Jerome Bellanger, French Minister for the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu, French President Emmanuel Macron, guest CEO of the Direction Generale de l'Armement (DGA, French Defense Procurement Agency) of the French Ministry of Armed Forces Emmanuel Chiva arriving to visit the 55th edition of the International Aeronautics and Space Show at the Bourget exhibition center, near Paris, France on June 20, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Pakistani Air Force cadets march at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah during a ceremony to mark the Defense Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on September 6, 2025. Pakistan celebrated Defense Day on Saturday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Pakistani Air Force cadets march at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah during a ceremony to mark the Defense Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on September 6, 2025. Pakistan celebrated Defense Day on Saturday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Pakistani Air Force cadets march at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah during a ceremony to mark the Defense Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on September 6, 2025. Pakistan celebrated Defense Day on Saturday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

A Pakistani Air Force cadet stands guard at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah during a ceremony to mark the Defense Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on September 6, 2025. Pakistan celebrated Defense Day on Saturday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Pakistani Air Force cadets march at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah during a ceremony to mark the Defense Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on September 6, 2025. Pakistan celebrated Defense Day on Saturday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Pakistani Air Force cadets march at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah during a ceremony to mark the Defense Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on September 6, 2025. Pakistan celebrated Defense Day on Saturday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Defense Day - Pakistan

Pakistani Air Force cadets march at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah during a ceremony to mark the Defense Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on September 6, 2025. Pakistan celebrated Defense Day on Saturday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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V-Day Commemorations Held In Beijing - Chin

The air defense weapons formation attends a military parade in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. China on Wednesday held a grand gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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V-Day Commemorations Held In Beijing - Chin

The ship-based air defense weapons formation marches through Tian'anmen Square during a military parade in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. China on Wednesday held a grand gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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V-Day Commemorations Held In Beijing - Chin

The ship-based air defense weapons formation attends a military parade in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. China on Wednesday held a grand gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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V-Day Commemorations Held In Beijing - Chin

The ship-based air defense weapons formation attends a military parade in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. China on Wednesday held a grand gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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V-Day Commemorations Held In Beijing - Chin

The ship-based air defense weapons formation attends a military parade in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. China on Wednesday held a grand gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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V-Day Commemorations Held In Beijing - Chin

The ship-based air defense weapons formation attends a military parade in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. China on Wednesday held a grand gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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V-Day Commemorations Held In Beijing - Chin

The ship-based air defense weapons formation attends a military parade in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. China on Wednesday held a grand gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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V-Day Commemorations Held In Beijing - Chin

The ship-based air defense weapons formation attends a military parade in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. China on Wednesday held a grand gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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V-Day Commemorations Held In Beijing - Chin

The air defense weaponry formation attends a military parade in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. China on Wednesday held a grand gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ilmavoimien komentajan vaihtokatselmus

Flags of Finnish Air Forces during a parade in Jyväskylä, Central Finland in November, 2024. Finnish Air Force will remove swastikas from its unit flags. LEHTIKUVA / TOMMI ANTTONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Tommi Anttonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Ilmavoimien joukkokoulututusjakson päättöharjoituksen mediapäivä

The logo of Finnish Air Forces in Jyväskylä, Central Finland in May, 2025. Finnish Air Force will remove swastikas from its unit flags. LEHTIKUVA / TOMMI ANTTONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Tommi Anttonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Puolustusvoimain komentajan vaihtokatselmus

The flag of Finnish Air Forces during a parade at the Santahamina garrison island in Helsinki, Finland on 31st July, 2019, in front the flag of Commander of Finnish Army. Finnish Air Force will remove swastikas from its unit flags. LEHTIKUVA / MARTTI KAINULAINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Martti Kainulainen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Puolustusvoimain komentajan vaihtokatselmus

The flag of Finnish Air Forces during a parade at the Santahamina garrison island in Helsinki, Finland on 31st July, 2019. Finnish Air Force will remove swastikas from its unit flags. LEHTIKUVA / MARTTI KAINULAINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Martti Kainulainen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft is recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft is recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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F-35B stealth fighter jet

SHINTOMI, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - An F-35B stealth fighter lands on the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Nyutabaru base in Shintomi in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, for deployment on Aug. 7, 2025. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Toyama Pref.

HIMI, Japan, Aug. 2 Kyodo - The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Himi in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 2, 2025, to cheer up people affected by the massive Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas. (Kyodo)

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Aid Packages Are Airdropped Over The Gaza Strip - Palestine

Aid packages are airdropped over the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israeli border with Gaza, on Aug. 9, 2025. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Saturday that 106 aid packages were airdropped throughout the Gaza Strip by six countries. For the first time, Greece and Italy participated in the air operation, cooperating with the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Germany, and the Netherlands, according to the statement. Since the resumption of the international airdrop operation in late July, 11 countries have taken part, providing more than 1,100 aid packages to the Gaza Strip so far. Photo by Jamal Awad /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aid Packages Are Airdropped Over The Gaza Strip - Palestine

Aid packages are airdropped over the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israeli border with Gaza, on Aug. 9, 2025. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Saturday that 106 aid packages were airdropped throughout the Gaza Strip by six countries. For the first time, Greece and Italy participated in the air operation, cooperating with the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Germany, and the Netherlands, according to the statement. Since the resumption of the international airdrop operation in late July, 11 countries have taken part, providing more than 1,100 aid packages to the Gaza Strip so far. Photo by Jamal Awad /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM