The last Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) F-2B fighter that was damaged in the 2011 tsunami at Matsushima Air Base has been delivered back to the base.
Photo: JASDF
Category: Air Force
South Korea scrambled more than 10 fighters just to monitor one PLANAF Y-9JB
China dispatched a single Y-9JB electronic warfare aircraft into Korea Strait on Feb. 27 and Yonhap reported that more than 10 fighters were scrambled by South Korea to monitor the four-hours flight by the Chinese.
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Russia donates two An-26 transports to Nicaragua
Russia officially donated two An-26 transport aircraft to Nicaragua on Feb. 23. The Russian Navy commander for naval aviation, Maj. Gen. Igor Kozhin handed over the aircraft to Commander in Chief of the Army of Nicaragua, Gen. Julio César Avilés Castillo, at the ceremony.
Indonesian Air Force to operate Wing Loong I
Jane’s reported that Indonesia has acquired four Wing Loong I armed unmanned aerial vehicles and these will be based in West Kalimantan.
By FFA P-16 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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F-16I was shot down as the crew failed to “defend themselves sufficiently”
The Israeli Air Force has completed its investigations on the lost of a F-16I to a Syrian S-200 (NATO: SA-5) missile on Feb. 5.
By Master Sergeant Kevin J. Gruenwald [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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