All-weather and ready: RSAF conducts medevac exercise at NUS Campus

A Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) CH-47SD Chinook helicopter touched down at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Multi-Purpose Field opposite University Hall this morning, as part of an exercise to validate ground safety measures and procedures for time-critical medical evacuations to nearby National University Hospital (NUH).


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Spartan transport returning from FPDA exercise makes emergency landing at Longreach after smoke alert

A Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan transport aircraft made an emergency landing at Longreach Airport in Queensland’s Central West on May 3rd after smoke was detected onboard, just days after the aircraft had completed a multinational military exercise in Southeast Asia.

Royal Australian Air Force (A34-002) Alenia C-27J Spartan taxiing at Wagga Wagga Airport (4)
Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 AU, via Wikimedia Commons
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Chinese engineering student arrested after photographing E-4B, RC-135 at Offutt AFB

A 21-year-old Chinese national studying aeronautical engineering at the University of Glasgow, Scotland has been arrested by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after allegedly photographing restricted military aircraft at one of America’s most sensitive air force bases.

Boeing E-4B (747-200B), USA - Air Force AN1571215
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Indonesia takes delivery of two T-50i jets as Italy’s M-346 waits in the wings

Indonesia’s Air Force took delivery of two South Korean-made T-50i trainer jets, according to a report by ANTARA News in February. The aircraft, part of a six-aircraft purchase from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), were sent to Iswahjudi Air Base in Madiun, East Java. The delivery was subsequently confirmed by South Korean logistics firm CJ Logistics in a press release, which shed light on the complex operation behind the shipment.


Photo: CJ Logistics
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