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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2026.

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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2026.

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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2026.

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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2026.

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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2026.

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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2026.

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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2026.

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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 11, 2026.

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Japan: JASDF Blue Impulse Flyover to Mark 10 Years Since Kumamoto Earthquake

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force aerobatic team, Blue Impulse, performed a flyover above Kumamoto City on Saturday, April 11, to mark 10 years since the Kumamoto Earthquake, which struck the region with magnitude 6.5 and 7.3 tremors.

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Japan: JASDF Blue Impulse Flyover to Mark 10 Years Since Kumamoto Earthquake 2

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force aerobatic team, Blue Impulse, performed a flyover above Kumamoto City on Saturday, April 11, to mark 10 years since the Kumamoto Earthquake, which struck the region with magnitude 6.5 and 7.3 tremors.

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National Defense Academy commencement ceremony

Students toss their hats into the air at a graduation ceremony at the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 14, 2026.

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National Defense Academy commencement ceremony

Students toss their hats into the air at a graduation ceremony at the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 14, 2026.

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ASDF transport plane departs for Maldives

KOMAKI, Japan, March 8 Kyodo - Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel prepare to board a KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft at the ASDF base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in the early hours of March 8, 2026, bound for the Maldives in the Indian Ocean to support the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid an escalating conflict following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. (Kyodo)

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Japan defense minister at ASDF base in Miyagi Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi boards a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Blue Impulse aerobatic team plane during a visit to the ASDF's base in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 8, 2026. The plane flew over coastal areas of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures devastated by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster, ahead of its 15th anniversary.

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Japan defense minister at ASDF base in Miyagi Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi boards a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Blue Impulse aerobatic team plane during a visit to the ASDF's base in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 8, 2026. The plane flew over coastal areas of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures devastated by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster, ahead of its 15th anniversary.

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ASDF transport plane departs for Maldives

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft takes off at the ASDF base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in the early hours of March 8, 2026, bound for the Maldives in the Indian Ocean to support the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid an escalating conflict following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

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ASDF transport plane departs for Maldives

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft takes off at the ASDF base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in the early hours of March 8, 2026, bound for the Maldives in the Indian Ocean to support the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid an escalating conflict following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

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ASDF transport plane departs for Maldives

Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel prepare to board a KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft at the ASDF base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in the early hours of March 8, 2026, bound for the Maldives in the Indian Ocean to support the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid an escalating conflict following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

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ASDF transport plane departs for Maldives

Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel board a KC-767 aerial refueling and transport aircraft at the ASDF base in Komaki in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in the early hours of March 8, 2026, bound for the Maldives in the Indian Ocean to support the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid an escalating conflict following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

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UAE: Drone Intercepted in Ras Al Khaimah, No Injuries Reported

Ras Al Khaimah authorities said debris fell in Al Hamra Village on Monday morning after air defence systems intercepted an Iranian drone. No injuries were reported. Officials urged the public to rely on official sources and avoid spreading unverified information.

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Japan defense chief visits base in Miyazaki Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) checks the noise of an F-35B stealth fighter jet during a visit to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Nyutabaru base in Shintomi in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 9, 2026.

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Japan defense chief visits base in Miyazaki Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press during a visit to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Nyutabaru base in Shintomi in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 9, 2026.

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Japan defense minister visits Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) looks at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from the rooftop of the Ginowan city government building in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Japan defense minister visits Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) looks at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from the rooftop of the Ginowan city government building in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Japan defense minister visits ASDF base in Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) visits the Japan Air Self-Defense Force base in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Japan defense minister visits ASDF base in Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) boards a Japan Air Self-Defense Force jet during a visit to its base in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

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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