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.
Category: Air Force
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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Photos: F-35 formation flight with P-38
The F-35A Lightning II in formation with P-38 Lightning during the unveiling ceremony for the F-35A at Luke Air Force Base on Mar. 18.
Photo: Lockheed Martin