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On May 31, a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) F-16 and one Alpha Jet, carried out test flights to assess the newly upgraded Nam Phong air base.
Photos: Thailand Department of Provincial Administration
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In a remarkable technological achievement, an F-35 from the U.S. Air Force’s 461st Flight Test Squadron recently demonstrated the capability to utilize software applications that were initially developed for the F-22.
U.S. Air Force Photo by Kyle Larson
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The Philippines and Sweden have recently entered into an agreement that could lead to a significant deal involving the supply of Saab Gripen fighter aircraft to the Philippine Air Force (PAF). The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed by Acting Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. and Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore last week.
Photo: Swedish government
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Australia, the United States, and Ukraine are engaged in discussions regarding the potential deployment of 41 Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets to Kyiv, according to a new report by Australia Financial Review. This initiative aims to fulfill Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s request for fighter jets, diverting them from their planned fate of being scrapped.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman / Public domain
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Remember the Chinese video we posted 2 years ago, which allegedly show PLAAF J-10 pilots engaging in dogfights while using callsigns Jaeger and air combat lingo using English? It turns out that perhaps they were flying with German instructors during that time when the videos were recorded. German media outlets ZDF and Spiegel disclosed this week that a number of fighter pilots from Germany who have retired from active service are now plying their trade in China.
Continue reading “Germans are training Chinese air force pilots too”