Category: Air Force

Australia has placed an order with Saab for additional BOL countermeasure dispensers. These will go on the RAAF F/A-18A/B fleet.

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A Royal Air Force Eurofighter was scrambled to intercept a Argentinian search aircraft approaching the Falklands on Sept. 24.

Photo: Cpl Rachel Malthouse/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 was hit by small arms fire while flying in eastern Afghanistan on Oct. 13. The action forced the pilot to jettison its auxiliary fuel tanks and three weapons before landing back at Bagram Air Base.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford
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A RoCAF OT&E Group test flight to gauge the IDF’s ground attack capability. The jet was flying at 500 ft and a speed of 500 kts.

Tuoi Tre News had the rare opportunity to observe the daily training activities of Vietnam’s Nha Trang Air Force Academy.

Photo: Tuoi Tre News

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