Japan has reinstated a process that allows fighter pilots that reached the age of 40 to leave the military to transfer to airlines.
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B-52s drop live guided and non-guided munitions
Two B-52 crew successfully drop live CBU-103s and CBU-87Bs during a night training mission over Nevada on Feb. 11.
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M-346 vs T-50 in Thailand
Alenia Aermacchi’s M-346 is expected to compete against KAI’s T-50 for Royal Thai Air Force’s jet trainer contest.
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Indonesia takes delivery of T-50i
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presided a ceremony that saw KAI officially hand over twelve T-50i jets to the TNI-AU.
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Modernized C-130 delivered to Royal Air Force of Oman
The first C-130 modernized by ST Aerospace for Royal Air Force of Oman was returned to the customer last week.
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