Aviation News
At a press conference in Beijing today, Senior Colonel Shen Jinke of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) disclosed that the H-6K bomber and KJ-500 AEW&C platform will be appearing for the first time at Airshow China in Zhuhai this November.
By 日本防衛省·統合幕僚監部 [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
The Swiss military said on Sept. 6 that preliminary investigations revealed that Swiss air traffic agency, Skyguide, had assigned the Swiss F/A-18 that crashed into mountain on a wrong altitude.
By Konstantin von Wedelstaedt [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Three Turkish Air Force F-16C/D squadrons assigned to the 4th Air Wing – the 141st, 142nd and 143rd – have been disbanded and the aircraft assigned to other wings.
Photo: SAC Helen Farrer RAF Mobile News Team/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Lockheed Martin announced that it recently delivered the 2,000th Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) to the U.S. Air Force.
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The Canadian government has renewed Operation REASSURANCE, the Canadian Armed Forces’ support to NATO assurance and deterrence measures in Central and Eastern Europe, and for this round, it will contribute an Air Task Force that comprised of up to six CF-18.
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By John Davies – CYOW Airport Watch [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons