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Global Hawks arrive at Yokota for 5-month deployment » Five RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drones and 105 personnel from Detachment 1, 69th Reconnaissance Group, will fly out of the home of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force from May until October, the Air Force said Stripes.com

Divers discover wreckage and remains from U.S. Air Force crash off Japan » The U.S. Air Force says divers have discovered the wreckage and remains of some crew members of an aircraft that crashed off southwestern Japan. Latimes.com

U.S. military aircraft with 8 aboard crashes into sea off Japan; at least 1 dead » Japan’s coast guard has found a person and debris in the ocean where a U.S. military Osprey aircraft carrying eight people crashed off southern Japan. Latimes.com

Lost and Found? | Air & Space Forces Magazine » Officially, there is still an unarmed US reconnaissance airplane missing since last week when US and NATO officials say operators lost control of this remotely piloted aircraft during a mission over western Afghanistan. "We haven't recovered the drone that we believe is missing," said Navy Capt. John Kirby, deputy assistant secretary of defense for media operations, during a Pentagon briefing Thursday. Unofficially, however, US defense and intelligence officials are telling US media outlets that the secret intelligence-gathering aircraft went down in eastern Iran and that the Iranians have indeed recovered it. The claims are that this RPA—allegedly the Lockheed Martin-built stealthy RQ-170 Sentinel—went down due to a malfunction. Conversely, the Iranians are boasting that they brought the aircraft down via a mobile jamming system that disrupted its communications links with its remote controllers. On Thursday, Iranian state television showed off what the Iranians assert is the recovered RQ-170 looking rel Airandspaceforces.com

Japan to Receive 4 New V-22 Osprey Aircraft » U.S. defense contractor Boeing has been awarded a $545 million contract for the delivery of 4 V-22 aircraft to Japan. Thediplomat.com

U.S. spy drones relocated to Okinawa despite local objection » The U.S. military in Japan relocated its reconnaissance drone operations unit to Okinawa despite local objection after its temporary deployment in the southwestern Kyushu region, according to the Japanese government, as part of moves to strengthen surveillance of Chinese activities in nearby waters. Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters earlier… Japantoday.com

U.S. Global Hawks Operate in U.K. and Japan - USNI News » The U.S. Air Force’s fleet of Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawks has been busy in recent days, touching down in Japan and participating in NATO exercises over the U.K. for the first time. According to the Air Force, a 40-man strong Global Hawk detachment arrived at Misawa Air Base in Japan on May 24. However, the Air Force did not release how many Global Hawk air vehicles are currently operating out of Misawa. The unit will operate out of the northern Japanese base until October. “Our relationship with Japan is very important, so being here reinforces the strong partnership our News.usni.org

Air Force Reaper drones to begin surveillance flights out of Japan within weeks » Eight Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drones and more than 150 airmen have started a yearlong deployment to southern Japan and will begin surveillance flights within weeks, according to U.S. and Japanese officials. Stripes.com

Military lifts Osprey's grounding months after latest fatal crashes » The Osprey is being returned to service " a meticulous and data-driven approach prioritizing the safety of our aircrews," the Naval Air Systems said. Cbsnews.com

RQ-4 Global Hawk » Mission: Long Range Unmanned Surveillance Military.com