Category: Air Force

A Stinger Field Handling Trainer that was illegally taken away from Kusan Air Base, South Korea was recovered by police in a jungle in Guam.

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Cazech Defense Minister Martin Stropnicky told public Czech Television that the Czech Air Force is ready to send Gripen fighters to countries bordering or near Ukraine to protect their airspace.

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A Ukrainian Air Force Su-24 crashed while on approach at Starokostyantyniv airfield on Mar. 21. Both crew members ejected safely.

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Turkey has shot down a Syrian MiG-23 fighter near the Syrian town of Kasab on Mar. 23. The jet was down by a Turkish F-16.

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