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VAQ-138 deployed to Philippines to train with FA-50PH pilots

Posted on June 17, 2016June 17, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. 7th Fleet announced that a detachment from VAQ-138 has been at Clark Air Base, Philippines since Jun. 15 to train with “Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) FA-50 aircraft pilots.”

By U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Must watch. Jupiter Aerobatic Team official 2016 video clip

Posted on June 17, 2016June 16, 2016 by alert5

Botswana Defence Force chief confirms desire to buy 8-12 Gripens

Posted on June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 by alert5

Head of Botswana Defence Force (BDF), Lt. Gen. Gaolathe Galebotswe, confirmed to the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee that the military is negotiating to buy between 8 to 12 Gripen fighters from Sweden.

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Missing VPAF Su-30MK2V crew member has been rescued, another still unaccounted

Posted on June 16, 2016 by alert5

One of the two crew members aboard a VPAF Su-30MK2V that crashed on Jun. 14 has been rescued by a fishing boat. Maj. Nguyen Huu Cuong was found at around 5 a.m. on the next day, the other pilot, Col. Tran Quang Khai, is still missing.

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