Yemen has been using the AT-802 turboprop to conduct bombing missions. The Yemeni pilots are trained by the UAE at Al Anad air base.
Category: Air Force
Iraq to receive first batch of L-159s next month
Iraq News Agency, quoting lawmaker Hakim al-Zamili, said Iraq will receive its L-159 jet trainers from Czech Republic next month.
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RAF A400M visits Japan; first-ever landing of RAF aircraft at JASDF base
A Royal Air Force (RAF) A400M, flown by crew from 70 Squadron and 24 Squadron visited Japan from Oct. 23-25.
Photos: British Embassy in Japan
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USAF wants a weapons-carrying unmanned wingman for F-35
Lt. Gen. Robert Otto, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance from the U.S. Air Force, has suggested the ideal of a weapons-carrying unmanned wingman that will help the F-35 overcome its limited internal weapons storage handicap.
By Matt Short, Lockheed Martin (bron: Ministerie van Defensie) [CC0 or Attribution], via Wikimedia Commons
Turkey to transfer 34 T-37s to Pakistan for free
Turkey will transfer 34 T-37 jet trainers and their spare parts to Pakistan free of charge, both sides announced on Oct. 28. Ｔhe agreement was signed after the conclusion of the 11th Meeting of the Pakistan-Turkey High Level Military Dialogue Group (HLMDG) in Ankara.
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