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ADEX 2017: US Air Force aircraft stealing the show.


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ADEX 2017
Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition
17 - 22 October 2017
Seoul Airbase - Republic of Korea
 
 
ADEX 2017: US Air Force aircraft stealing the show
 
The United States military is highly represented at the 2017 Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition at Seoul Airport (Seoul Airbase), Republic of Korea, Oct. 17-22, 2017, with notably two major stealth assets: the F-35A and the F-22 fighter jets.
     
USAF Stealing the show 001 A F-22 Raptor from the USAF 3rd Wing
     
Approximately 200 U.S. personnel falicitated a cross-section of U.S. military aircraft, which in static displays and aerial demonstrations, including the F-22 Raptor, C-17 Globemaster III, C-130J Hercules, B-1B Lancer, KC-135 Stratotanker, RQ-4 Global Hawk, and the U.S. Air Force’s latest fifth-generation fighter, the F-35A Lightning II. Additional displays includes a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon and a U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook.

This year's airshow features demonstrations from U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 3rd Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska and a C-17 with the 15th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The exhibition is an ideal forum to showcase U.S. defense aircraft and equipment, particularly the latest in fifth generation capabilities.

     
USAF Stealing the show 003 A F-35A Lightning II
     
Representing the U.S. Air Force are Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, commander of Pacific Air Forces, from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Gen. O’Shaughnessy commands a total force of 46,000 Airmen serving principally in Japan, Korea, Hawaii, Alaska and Guam. The general gave remarks as a keynote speaker during the 20th International Aerospace Symposium Oct. 16 at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas Hotel, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul.

Seoul ADEX 17 is the largest, most comprehensive event of its kind in Northeast Asia, attracting aviation and aerospace professionals, key defense personnel, aviation enthusiasts and the general public alike. The airshow portion of Seoul ADEX 17 is also a premier industry event showcasing the latest in aviation, aerospace, and defense technology. In 2015, Seoul ADEX attracted 386 companies and organizations domestically and internationally from 32 countries.

     
USAF Stealing the show 002 And a RQ-4 Global Hawk RPAS
 

 

 

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