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RTAF to spend $1.8 milllion refitting the toilet on its A340 VVIP aircraft

Posted on December 17, 2020December 18, 2020 by alert5

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has confirmed that the refitting of the toilet on its A340 VVIP aircraft will cost taxpayers $1.8 million.

Anna Zvereva from Tallinn, Estonia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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India to modify 6 A320s into AEW platforms

Posted on December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 by alert5

India has decided that it will acquire six A320 airliners from Air India to modify them into airborne early warning (AEW) platforms.

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Sri Lanka PT-6 crashes, student pilot killed

Posted on December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 by alert5

A Sri Lanka Air Force PT-6 basic trainer crashed on Dec. 15. A student pilot on a solo flight did not survive the crash landing in a rice field in Suriyapura, Kantale.

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First Japanese KC-46 to fly in early 2021

Posted on December 17, 2020 by alert5

Boeing has confirmed that the first KC-46 aerial refueling tanker for Japan will make its first flight in early 2021.

Photo: Boeing

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Travis AFB is the first to use automated drone-based perimeter security system

Posted on December 17, 2020December 16, 2020 by alert5

Travis Air Force Base has partnered with Easy Aerial to roll out the first automated drone-based perimeter security system at a U.S. Air Force installation on Dec. 11.

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