A poll was conducted on Sunday and the results show 62 percent of voters are likely to reject the purchase of 22 Gripen fighters.
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Category: Air Force
Russia deploys A-50 to Belarus
The Belarusian Defense Ministry said A Russian Air Force A-50 early warning aircraft was deployed to Belarus on Mar. 15 as part of a Belarusian-Russian air defense exercise.
Turkey orders 21 AIDEWS pods
Turkey has bought 21 ALQ-211(V)-9 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare System (AIDEWS) pods for its F-16D fleet.
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RTAF L-39 runway excursion during Exercise Cope Tiger
A Royal Thai Air Force L-39, participating in Exercise Cope Tiger, skidded off the runway whilst making an emergency landing at RTAFB Korat on Mar. 15.
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U.S. official says cancellation of CAPES will not affect Taiwan’s F-16A/B upgrade program
Testifying before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, the deputy assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific, Kin Moy, told lawmakers that the cancellation of the U.S. Air Force’s Combat Avionics Programmed Extension Suite (CAPES) program will not affect Taiwan’s upgrading of its F-16A/B fleet.
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