Aviation News
Singapore scrambled two F-16 fighters armed with AIM-9 and AIM-120s this morning after 9 a.m. when a Royal Malaysia Police helicopter, 9M-PMD, flew over Pulau Tekong. Flight tracking data showed that the helicopter cross into Singapore airspace at 01:22 UTC.
India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will land on a national highway onboard a C-130J today in Rajasthan’s Barmer district.
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India’s Cabinet Committee on Security has decided on Sept. 8 to clear the way for the purchase of 56 C295 transport aircraft. It also approves the conversion of six A319 airliners from Air India into airborne early warning (AEW) platforms.
Jakkrit Prasertwit (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2), via Wikimedia Commons
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Lt. Col. John Marks, a pilot with the 303rd Fighter Squadron, has finally reached a historic 7,000 hours in the A-10 attack jet.
Photo by U.S. Air Force Maj. Shelley Ecklebe
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French Air Force Rafales and the Patrouille de France aerobatic team were in Greece for Athens Flying Week air show.
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