China announced today that its bombers have ventured into the Western Pacific for exercises the first time.
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Day: March 30, 2015
Taiwanese defector to China says M503 airway has military, political objectives
A former RoCAF F-5 fighter pilot who defected to China in 1981 says Beijing set up M503 airway with military and political objectives.
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India to buy 2 A330s and transform them into AEW&C platforms
India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the purchase of two Airbus A330s and convert them into early warning aircraft.
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“Airbus Voyager KC2 EC-335 MRTT016 (6803596745)” by Alan Wilson from Weston, Spalding, Lincs, UK – Airbus Voyager KC2 ‘EC-335 / MRTT016’
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U.S. Navy TH-57C hard landing
A U.S. Navy TH-57C landed hard at Navy Outlying Landing Field Site 8 in Florida on Mar. 27 and the helicopter subsequently rolled on its right side. Photos of the scene is in the source.
“TH57C boat ops” by Bryanwxup – Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Laws may have been broken in Philippine’s procurement of 21 UH-1Ds
The Manila Times has obtained documents suggesting that Department of National Defense officials may have broken laws in the purchase of 21 UH-1D helicopters.
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