A large contingent of Indian Air Force personnel is in Vladivostok, Russia for exercise INDRA 2017.
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Category: Air Force
B-2 to appear over Japan for first time during JSDF Air Review
Japan’s Fuji News Network is reporting that the U.S. Air Force’s B-2A stealth bomber will make its first appearance over Japan on Oct. 29 during the Japan Self-Defense Force Air Review.
By: Kenn Brown, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan slaps $268 million fine on Dassault, Thales, Safran over Mirage 2000 scandal
Taiwan has fined Dassault, Thales and Safran for $268 million over commissions paid during the sale of 60 Mirage 2000 fighters to the island back in 1992.
By 玄史生 (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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F-15E pilot credits Yokota aero club for kick-starting his fast jet career
Prior to being F-15E pilot with the 494th Fighter Squadron, 1st Lt. Andy Schloemer was a UH-1 Huey helicopter flight engineer with the 374th Operations Group at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Schloemer credits his flying experience at the Yokota Aero Club for helping him kick-start his fast jet career.
Bulgaria’s MiG-29 pilots are still not flying on second consecutive day
Bulgarian National Radio reported that for a second consecutive day, MiG-29 flights at Graf Ignatievo air base are canceled.
By Master Sgt. Andrew Moseley (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2070605) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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