Day: December 20, 2016
MV-22s in Okinawa are flying again
U.S. Marine Corps has allowed the MV-22s deployed to Japan to resume flying. The tiltrotors were grounded after one ditched off the coast of Okinawa Dec. 13.
Screen grab from NHK video
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IAI hands over first of two G550 CAEW to Italian Air Force
The Italian Air Force has taken delivery of the first of two G550 Conformal Airborne Early Warning (CAEW) system from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in Israel on Dec. 19.
Photo: IAI
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RoCAF F-16 made an emergency landing
A Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) F-16 had to make an emergency landing at Ching Chuan Kang in Taichung after one of the electrical generator on board the aircraft failed in flight.
By 玄史生 (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Serbia keen to buy Buk air defense missile system
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic disclosed that he will ask discuss with Moscow over the sale of the Buk air defense missile system during an official visit to Russia this week.
By Yuriy Lapitskiy (originally posted to Flickr as 9M317) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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