Category: Air Force

The Indian Air Force rushed a C-130J carrying an accident recovery kit to Nepal’s Kathmandu airport to help clear a Turkish Airlines A330 that was blocking the runway.

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Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen announced in Parliament that the RSAF will have a new helicopter to replace the Airbus Helicopter AS332 and AS532 within a decade.

“RSAF Aerospatiale AS-332M1 Super Puma Vabre” by Phil Vabre – http://www.airliners.net/photo/Singapore—Air/Aerospatiale-AS-332M1-Super/1518464/L/. Licensed under GFDL via Wikimedia Commons.

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William LaPlante, assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force for acquisition, told the House Armed Services projection forces subcommittee that modernizing the B-2’s Defensive Management System (DMS) is a top priority.

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A Jaguar fighter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in the afternoon of Mar. 5. The pilot ejected safely.

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