Two FA-50PHs and two S.211s from the Philippine Air Force escorted President Benigno S. Aquino’s airliner as it enters Philippine airspace today.
Day: February 19, 2016
Watch 2 JMSDF P-3Cs stopover in Da Nang, Vietnam
Two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3Cs, returning home from Djouboti, made a stop in Da Nang, Vietnam on Feb. 16-18. This is the first time since World War Two that Japanese military aircraft had landed in Vietnam.
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These four Airmen save F-15E crew during fire
A fire broke out from the undercarriage of a F-15E loaded with 3,000 lbs of live ordnance on Dec. 2 last year.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin
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Watch JASDF C-130 evacuate Japanese teenagers during exercise in Thailand
The JASDF has dispatched a C-130 to Utapao airport, Thailand for the second year in a row to participate in Exercise Cobra Gold.
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Next major update for B-52H, replacing the radar
The U.S. Air Force has earmarked $491 million over the next five-years to replace the AN/APQ-166 radar on the B-52H.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons