At the Changchun airshow in Jilin province, the JZ-8F tactical reconnaissance fighter was unveiled to the public for the first time.
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Month: August 2012
Former CO of Elmendorf AFB driven to suicide by the F-22?
Wife of late Brig. Gen. Thomas Tinsley thinks that her husband’s suicide is related to the F-22. Tinsley was commander of Elmendorf Air Force Base when he shot himself in the chest four years ago.
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EADS prepared to sell Luftwaffe Eurofighters to Switzerland
German newspaper Der Sonntag reported that EADS is offering 33 German Eurofighters, built in 2003, to Switzerland for 3.2 billion Swiss francs.
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Some of RoKAF’s weapons unreliable
Some of the weapons employed by the South Korea Air Force are failing living tests with the AGM-142 scoring an accuracy rate of only 33 percent.
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Nangjing air defense brigade tests SA-15 Tor
A Chinese test of the SA-15 Tor air defense system by Nangjing air defense brigade was carried out in August. 12 out of 12 success.
Photo: Ma Chen
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