A RAF Voyager MRTT, tail number ZZ333, was cruising over Turkish airspace on Feb. 9 when the jet suddenly lost altitude and plunged 4,440ft. Investigations showed the captain’s digital SLR camera jammed next to the side-stick controller.
Category: Air Force
Croatia expecting to get back its MiG-21s from Ukraine
Good new for the Croatian Air Force as it expects to seven MiG-21s that were sent to Ukraine for upgrading will return home soon.
Britain offers to send Eurofighters to bolster NATO Air Policing mission
British Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond said London is willing to send it Eurofighters to Lithuania to bolster the NATO-led Baltic Air Policing Mission there.
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U.S. Air Force declared IOC for Sniper ATP-SE
The U.S. Air Force declared initial operational capability (IOC) for Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod – Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) and has now deployed the system to support combat operations in theater.
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Three RTAF air defense radars that could have seen #MH370 – Update 16:09hrs
The Royal Thai Air Force’s air defense posture consists of three sectors, the southern sector is termed RTADS (Royal Thai Air Defense System) Phase 3.
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