Category: Air Force

China deployed its Shaanxi Y-9 transport aircraft to Chonburi, Thailand ahead of the ASEAN Military Medicine & Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise (AM-HEx).

Photos: Royal Thai Air Force
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The 33rd Fighter Wing brought 14 F-35As to Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Air National Guard Base. Over a period of two-weeks, the fighters score 110 kills against simulated enemy aircraft over 138 sorties.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stormy Archer
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A Swedish Air Fore Colonel warned that future student pilots selected to fly the Gripen E will face issues as there is a huge gap between the SK 60 jet trainer and the new Saab fighter in terms of capabilities.

By Matt Morgan (Flickr: Aircraft_Fighter_Jet_Saab_105OE_10) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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