Aviation News
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) August 1st aerobatic team has left China for the Dubai airshow on Nov. 5. The team will make the 7,000km trip with support from two Il76s. This is the team’s first appearance in the Middle East.
The 62nd Fighter Squadron, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, traveled to Mountain Home Air Force Base in late October to train the second F-35A Basic Course.
A gunman opened fire inside a church in Texas on Nov. 5 and CBS reports that the suspect is a former U.S. Air Force member who was court martialed in May 2014 and dishonorably discharged.
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The Danish taxpayer will have to fork out more for the acquisition of the F-35A and jet will never reach the number of flight hours per year envisaged by the Defense Ministry, Denmark’s national audit agency has found.
Continue reading “Denmark’s state auditors highlight issues with F-35 purchase”
All 10 F-35As that are to be deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan as part of a Theater Security Package have arrived on the island of Okinawa on Nov. 2.
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