Aviation News
The Chinese state media announced on Sept. 12 that the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) had dispatched bombers, fighters and support aircraft through the Bashi Channel into the Pacific Ocean. Taiwan’s Up Media reported that the U.S. Air Force dispatched F-15s from Japan during this exercise. We’ve check with our source and can confirm that the incident did occur.
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The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has published its preliminary report into the loss of a TA-4K operated by Draken International at Nellis Air Force Base on Aug. 18.
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By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Douglas TA-4K Skyhawk ‘N141EM’) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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A Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter caught fire while taking off at Ambala air base on Sept. 13. The pilot escaped to safety.
“IAF Jaguar” by SSGT Mathew Hannen, USAF, uploaded by User:Chanakyathegreat – Transfered from en:wikipedia, its description page is/was here and originally from [1]. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Middle East Eyes has obtained copies of radio conversations between UAE military pilots and Libyans loyal to Gen. Khalifa Haftar.
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Boeing and Saab rolled out unveiled not one but two of their its T-X aircraft at St. Louis on Sept. 13. The American aerospace giant has also uploaded three videos to its YouTube channel.