A TNI AU F-16C Block 52 ID caught fire while attempting to take off at Halim Perdanakusuma airport today at 8:20 local time.
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Category: Air Force
BAE Systems settles with U.S. government over refurbishment of a Philippines Air Force C-130
A 1974 Philippines Air Force C-130 was in such a bad shape when it arrived at a BAE Systems hanger in Mojave, California for refurbishment that the company spent more than the ceiling price of $4.2 million to repair it.
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Two C-17s for New Zealand would cost at least $600 million
New Zealand taxpayers will have to fork out at least $600 million if the government decides to replace five C-130s with two C-17s.
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Rockwell Collins selected for Argentine Air Force C-130 upgrade
The Argentine Air Force (AAF) has selected Rockwell Collins’ Flight2 avionics system for its C-130 upgrade program.
By Jorge Alberto Leonardi (Jorge Alberto Leonardi) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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First RAAF pilot to fly P-8A Poseidon
Flight Lieutenant James Pears became the first Australian pilot to fly the P-8A Poseidon on Apr. 14 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida.
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