Eight workers with Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) were sent to the hospital on Aug. 14 when they were exposed to hydrazine while working on a F-16 that is being modified to the V variant.
Day: August 14, 2021
Four killed in shooting incident at RMAF base
Three Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) airmen were killed by a colleague on Aug. 13 at a base in Kota Samarahan. The gunman later killed himself.
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Tejas Mk1A to fly by March 2022
The Tejas Mk1A is to fly by March next year, in a new deadline set by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Chief designer of Russian hypersonic systems institute arrested
The chief designer at the hypersonic systems institute in St Petersburg has been arrested by the FSB on suspicion of treason.
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Japan to budget $912 million to buy 10 F-35s next year
In its budget proposal for 2022, the Japan’s Ministry of Defense will budget $912 million to acquire 10 F-35 fighters from the U.S.
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