Two Royal Thai Air Force F-16s taking part in the Cobra Gold 2011 exercise crashed on Monday morning in Chaiyaphum province. Both pilots ejected safely. Hit the source for a picture of the crash site.
Day: February 14, 2011
Taiwan making steady progress in BMD capability
While Taiwan is making progress in its missile defense capability, it still has room for improvement.
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RAF to let go up to 100 trainee pilots, some just few hours from graduating
The Daily Telegraph reported that up to 100 of the RAF’s trainee pilots will be told that they will have to leave the service.
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A-10 making emergency landing at Nellis dropped 2 MK82s, 1 exploded
A USAF A-10 making an emergency landing at Nellis Air Force Base dropped two MK82 bombs in a safe zone five miles north of Nellis Air Force Base on Friday, one of the bombs exploded on impact.
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Deptula: J-20 first flight a “wake-up call”
Retired USAF Lt. Gen David Deptula said the emergence of the Chengdu J-20 is a “wake-up call” and decision-makers should “reconsider the closure of the F-22 [production] line.”