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Category: Air Force
RMAF Hawk 108 crashes, both pilots killed
Two Royal Malaysian Air Force Hawk 108 pilots were killed when their aircraft went down on Jun. 15 after taking off from Kuantan airbase.
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USAF wants to upgrade 841 F-16C/Ds to 13,856 airframe hours
The U.S. Air Force has decided that 841 of its F-16C/D fighters will undergo the service-life extension program (SLEP) that will extend each jet’s structural service life from 8,000 to 13,856 hours.
By Wisconsin ANG [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Trump getting his first wall; at Palm Beach airport
The authorities at Palm Beach International Airport is coming up with a permanent wall around the southern perimeter of the airport in order to shield Air Force One from prying eyes when President Trump is in town.
By Alec Wilson [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Bangladesh signs contract for 5 Mi-171Sh
Bangladesh Air Force’s Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operation & Training) Air Vice Marshal M Naim Hassan sign a contract with Rosoboronexport for five Mi-171Sh helicopters on Jun. 13.
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