Chief of Air Force of the Royal Australian Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Brown, flew the Saab Gripen during his visit to Wing 7, Surat Thani, Thailand.
Photos: RTAF
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Category: Air Force
Last MC-130P Combat Shadows in the Pacific retire
The last two MC-130P Combat Shadows in the Pacific left Kadena Air Base, Japan on Apr. 15.
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Meet the Surrogate Predator
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has modified a Cessna 182 so that it can mimic a Predator unmanned aerial vehicle.
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Photo: Air Force Research Laboratory
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PLAN frigate aimed a “powerful light” at Philippine Air Force F-27
A Philippine Air Force F-27 transport plane flying over the Spratly Islands was illuminated by a “powerful light” from a Chinese frigate.
By Philippine Air Force (http://www.paf.mil.ph/aircraft_gallery.html) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Sagem wants to arm French C-130s with AASM
Sagem hopes the French Air Force will be interest in an upgrade package that will fit as many as eight Sagem AASM (Armement Air-Sol Modulaire) precision guided munitions (PGMs) on its C-130s.
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