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JASDF still struggling to generate enough serviceable T-4s

Posted on June 9, 2020 by alert5

An engine issue that emerged last year on the Kawaski T-4 jet trainer has yet to be fully rectified, leaving the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) with insufficient numbers of training aircraft.

航空自衛隊 / GJSTUv1

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8th FS flagship’s new tail flash

Posted on June 9, 2020 by alert5

Photo: Tech. Sgt. William Garcia
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Georgia’s Defense Minister says country capable of producing and selling Su-25

Posted on June 9, 2020 by alert5

Georgia’s Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili says his country is capable of producing and selling the Su-25 attack jet.

Marcus Fülber / Attribution

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F-35A landing accident at Hill AFB

Posted on June 9, 2020 by alert5

A F-35A was damaged when its undercarriage collapsed while landing at Hill Air Force Base on Jun. 8. The pilot was not hurt in the accident.

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Russian government signs contract to buy 20 Su-34 fighter-bombers

Posted on June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 by alert5

Russia’s Defense Ministry has inked a deal with Sukhoi Aircraft Company for 20 Su-34 fighter-bombers last week, an anonymous source told TASS.

By Alex Beltyukov (https://russianplanes.net/id210968) [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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