Japan's air force are un plan major de revizuire

Duminică, 16 Octombrie 2011 08:00

Japonia dispune de o forta puternica a aerului ,... Pentru a avea una dintre cele mai bune flotei aeriene din Asia Japonia isi revizuieste flota aeriana la fiecare trei ani.

The only problem — most of its fighters have been grounded.

The air review held Sunday for the prime minister and top military brass came just a week after the country's entire F-15 fleet was ordered into its hangers for safety checks following a midair accident. It was the second such order in three months.

For Sunday's review, the F-15s were put on a ground display, either parked on the runway or allowed to taxi but not take off. Last weekend, an empty fuel tank burst and detached from a F-15 on a training flight, causing the grounding order.

** sursa :HYAKURI AIR BASE, Japan (AP)