A Turkish F-16 crashed on landing at its base in Diyarbakır. The woman pilot Capt. Şefika Burcu Arpacı ejected safely. Photo of the crash site is in the source.
Category: Air Force
Taiwan to start production of Wan Chien standoff weapon next year
Taiwan will start production of the Wan Chien standoff weapon starting from next year and the first units are expected to be operational on the IDF in 2016.
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Taiwan to retire F-5, HAWK
Taiwan will start a five-year process to reorganize its military, amongst the plans are the retirement of F-5 fighter and HAWK surface-to-air missile.
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Canadian Air Task Force begins Baltic Air Policing mission
The Canadian Air Task Force (ATF) officially joined NATO’s Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission following a hand-over ceremony Sept. 1 in Siauliai, Lithuania.
Slovakia moves closer to leasing Gripen
The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Sweden have signed a letter of intent agreeing to co-operate on using Gripen to patrol the skies of Slovakia and the Czech Republic.