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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Category: Air Force
Joint Firepower Training Projecting Future Warfare Conducted at Seungjin Training Ground
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
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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Spartan transport returning from FPDA exercise makes emergency landing at Longreach after smoke alert
A Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan transport aircraft made an emergency landing at Longreach Airport in Queensland’s Central West on May 3rd after smoke was detected onboard, just days after the aircraft had completed a multinational military exercise in Southeast Asia.
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RTAF T-50 veered off runway during training flight
A Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) T-50 advanced jet trainer veered off the runway at Wing 1 airbase, Nakhon Ratchasima, during a routine training flight on the morning of Apr. 23, the Royal Thai Air Force confirmed, adding that the pilot walked away unharmed.
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