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A report by Thai PBS says the two T-50THs being delivered to Thailand this week have been grounded for checks after they went into turbulent weather during the ferry flight across South China Sea.
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Russia’s Southern Military District has started its first training exercise for 2018 at the Kuban and Rostov regional airports and a spokesperson said fighters will land on a stretch of the Rostov Region highway next week.
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Gen. Lee Wang-keun, South Korea’s chief of air force, is on a trip to turkey and Yonhap said that he will discuss Turkey’s request to train its pilot in South Korea.
By Doo Ho Kim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/titicat/4016854202) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Mountain Home Air Force Base announced today that 1st Lt. Kevin Martin has completed his transition to the Boeing EA-18G. Making him the first in the U.S. Air Force to do so.
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Photo: USAF
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The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has issued a press statement on the cause of the crash of a Gripen on Jan. 14 last year.
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