Day: February 17, 2014
Part 2 of the flying display at Singapore Airshow 2014
The Singapore Airshow 2014 concluded yesterday. This year saw the largest number of aerobatic teams taking part, one of the team is the Republic of Korea Air Force Black Eagles.
One of the solo displays was put up by the Royal Australian Air Force’s F/A-18F Super Hornet. The RAAF has been supporting the flying display segment of the Singapore Airshow since 2008.
Besides the RSAF Black Knights, there was another F-16 flying demo that was performed by the U.S. Air Force.
The Indonesian Air Force’s Jupiter team is also another team appearing at the show for the first time. This team flies six KAI KT-1 turboprop trainers.
The photos above are taken with the help of a Canon EF300mm f/2.8L IS II USM telephoto lens and occasionally with a EF 2x II Extender from the Canon Singapore Lens “Try and Buy” Program.
For full details including terms and condition of the program, please visit the Canon Lens “Try and Buy” website www.canon.com.sg/lenstryandbuy.
USN moving Aegis Ashore facility piece by piece to Romania
Contractors have started dismantling the Aegis Ashore facility in New Jersey and will assemble them back later once every single piece arrived in Romania.
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Israeli fighters flew to Cyprus for exercise
A total of 32 Israeli Air Force fighters flew to Cyprus for exercise Onisilos-Gideon. Supported by six other aircraft, the warplanes carried out simulated attacks against land and sea targets on the southern coast from Limassol to Paphos.
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Faulty equipment doomed QRF-4C
Erroneous inputs feed into the autopilot system of a U.S. Air Force QRF-4C lead to the drone’s crash at Tyndall Air Force Base on Jul. 13.
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