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Indonesia finalizes KF-21 payment as Malaysia, UAE and Philippines study the jet

Posted on July 2, 2026 by alert5

South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae fighter program has reached a turning point. Indonesia, the aircraft’s only co-development partner, has confirmed it is walking away from local production in favor of buying the jet directly from Seoul, closing out a decade-long industrial partnership even as Korea works to turn the KF-21 into its first fighter jet export success.

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French investigators detail cockpit confusion behind fatal Rafale mid-air collision

Posted on June 26, 2026 by alert5

A French military safety investigation has concluded that a brief, uncoordinated struggle for control of one of two Rafale fighter jets was central to a mid-air collision in August 2024 that killed two airmen near the town of Colombey-les-Belles in eastern France.

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UAE deploys fleet of C-17s to airlift South Korean Cheongung missile system via Malaysia

Posted on June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 by alert5

The United Arab Emirates has sent a fleet of military transport aircraft to South Korea on a tight, near-daily schedule, as Abu Dhabi moves to secure additional batteries of the Korean-made Cheongung interceptor missile system months ahead of their original delivery date.

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Joint Firepower Training Projecting Future Warfare Conducted at Seungjin Training Ground

Posted on June 1, 2026June 1, 2026 by alert5

By Chang Sang-Hoe

On the afternoon of May 28, the ‘2026 Joint Firepower Training’ was conducted at the Seungjin Scientific Training Ground in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, under the supervision of the Minister of National Defense. Approximately 1,400 soldiers from 27 units of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps participated, and 457 pieces of equipment across 96 types of mobility, firepower, and air power were deployed. A total of about 1,900 people visited the site, including 400 members of the citizen observation group selected through open recruitment.

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All-weather and ready: RSAF conducts medevac exercise at NUS Campus

Posted on May 13, 2026 by alert5

A Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) CH-47SD Chinook helicopter touched down at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Multi-Purpose Field opposite University Hall this morning, as part of an exercise to validate ground safety measures and procedures for time-critical medical evacuations to nearby National University Hospital (NUH).

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