Category: Air Force
Five Indonesian F-16s Blk 52IDs have departed for Exercise Pitch Black
The Indonesia Air Force is returning to participate in this year’s Exercise Pitch Black in Darwin, Australia. Five of their latest F-16 Blk 52ID fighters left the country on Jul. 27 for Darwin.
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Photo: TNI AU
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IAF’s plan to buy A330 MRTT thwart again
A second attempt by Airbus to sell its A330 MRTT aerial tanker to the Indian Air Force has failed again. The company said it was informed by India that the request for proposals has been withdrawn in late June.
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By Jonathan Payne from Ayr, United Kingdom (ZZ335 A330Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Indian Air Force C-17s had to carry own forklift
The Indian Air Force’s fleet of ten Boeing C-17 airlifters are not fully utilized by the service, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pointed out.
By U.S. Air Force by Jet Fabara [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Israel’s first F-35 has flown
Israel’s first F-35A fighter has made its first flight in the United States on Jul. 26, the Israeli Air Force has confirmed.
Photo: Lockheed Martin
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