The pilot of a Bangladesh Air Force Mi-17 was apparently flown to Singapore for treatment after his helicopter crashed two weeks ago. Unfortunately, he died from injuries sustained during the accident on May 25.
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Category: Air Force
RoCAF C-130 broke down in Spratly Islands
A RoCAF C-130 could not take off from Taiping island in the Spratly Islands on May 26 after the maintenance crew discovered an issue with one of the flaps.
By 玄史生 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Test pilots taught USAFE F-16 pilots on how to avoid departing the aircraft
The F-16 will depart from controlled flight and enter a deep stall during a high angle of attack low-speed maneuver. Test pilots from Edwards AFB recently traveled to Europe to teach USAFE pilots on how to avoid that situation.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kyla Gifford
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RAAF E-7A achieves FOC
The Royal Australian Air Force has declared Final Operational Capability for its fleet of six E-7A Wedgetail aircraft.
YSSYguy at English Wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
India’s Defense Minister clears purchase of Apaches, Chinooks
The long-delayed plan to buy 22 AH-64s and 15 CH-47s for the India Air Force has been approved by Defense minister Manohar Parrikar and will soon reach Prime Minister Modi for final clearance.
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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (AH64D Apache – RIAT 2013) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons