The pilot of a RoKAF F-5E tried to land his jet 4 times after it developed a fault shortly after take-off on Sept. 26.
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Category: Air Force
U.S. may use Romania air base for Afghan pullout
U.S. officials are negotiating with Romania for the use of Mihail Kogalniceanu air base in eastern Romania as a logistics hub during the pullout of troops from Afghanistan.
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India to finalize Rafale deal by March
Air Marshal S. Sukumar, deputy chief of air staff for the Indian Air Force, said the deal to buy 126 Rafales will be finalized by March 2014.
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USAF training to fight in environment without GPS, data links
The U.S. Air Force has been training its fighter and bomber crews to fight in contested airspace whereby GPS, data links and communications won’t work.
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Lockheed Martin and Pilatus to offer PC-21 to Australia
Lockheed Martin and Pilatus will jointly offer the PC-21 for Australia’s fixed-wing Pilot Training System contest.
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