A memorial service for the late Col. Wang Tung-yi, lead by President Ma Ying-jeou at Hsinchu air base on Oct 15.
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India’s cabinet clears purchase of air-launched BrahMos
India’s Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared the purchase of 200 air-launched BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles for the Indian Air Force.
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Netherlands to buy 28 AIM-9X Block IIs
Netherlands has requested to buy 28 AIM-9X Block II missiles for its F-16s. The entire package is expected to cost $60 million.
No J-11 at Zhuhai airshow
This year’s lineup from the PLAAF for Zhuhai airshow is similar to the previous one. Only the J-10, JH-7A, J-8F, HY-6, KJ-200, Z-8KA and Z-9WA will make their appearance.
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USAF plans to reinstate V-22 formation flying training
Four years ago, the U.S. Air Force decided that its students undergoing conversion to the V-22 at VMMT-204 doesn’t need to learn formation flying. It has now decided to reinstate those training after a CV-22 crashed in June.
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