A RoCAF F-5E crashed off Taitung, Taiwan at 07:29 this morning, two minutes after take off.
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Category: Air Force
Former F/A-18 driver is first USAF F-35A pilot to clock 1,000 hours on the stealth fighter
Lt. Col. Jared Santos became the first U.S. Air Force pilot to reach 1,000 flying hours in the F-35A on Oct. 22.
Force pilot to reach 1,000 flying hours in the F-35A Lightning II after a training sortie at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 22, 2020. Santos, a former F-15 and F-18 pilot, began flying the F-35 at Eglin AFB, and has been assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing for two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
Greece reportedly will take delivery of six F-35As meant for Turkey
New reports from Greece say that the United States has agreed to sell 20 F-35A fighters to Greece, six of them will be jets that were originally ordered by Turkey but not delivered.
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MiG-29Ms have been delivered to Algeria
A batch of MiG-29Ms that Algeria ordered in 2018 have been delivered in pieces to the country and they are assembled and ready for flight.
RCAF unveils AWACS wings
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) AWACS qualified Aerospace Controllers (AECs) and Aerospace Control Operators (AC Ops) are now able to wear a new ‘wings’ badge that was officially rolled out on Oct. 23.
Image by: Cpl Rob Ouellette 22 Wing North Bay, North Bay ON © 2020 DND-MDN Canada