Lt. Ardana Botay of the Kazakhstan Air Force is on course to become the country’s first woman fighter pilot and she recently completed her first solo flight on the L-39.
Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense
Category: Air Force
J-10C has entered operational service
China announced that the Chengdu J-10C fighter has entered operational service with the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) on Apr. 16.
Morocco withdraws F-16s from Saudi-led coalition
Morocco is reported to have ordered its F-16 detachment at Al Dhafra airbase, UAE, to return home. The fighters were there a part of the country’s contribution to the Saudi-led coalition against the Houthis in Yemen.
By Ndunruh [CC BY-SA 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons
Tejas participates in large-scale IAF exercise for the first time
India’s indigenous Tejas fighter has participated in a major combat exercise code named Gagan Shakti.
Photo: Indian Air Force
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Ivory Coast and Senegal to buy CN-235s and NC-212 from Indonesia
Ivory Coast and Senegal have signed a framework with Indonesian aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI).
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