The Royal Thai Air Force is still trying to determine the cause behind the crash of a single-seat Gripen fighter earlier this year.
By Alert5 (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “RTAF yet to determine cause of Gripen crash”
Category: Air Force
Germany has failed to find buyers for its 13 A400Ms
Germany had wanted to downsize its A400M fleet from 53 to 40 aircraft since 2011 but till now it has not been able to find a buyer. Therefore the Luftwaffe has given up on the initiative and take delivery of all aircraft.
.jpg)
By Peter Gronemann from Switzerland (A400M seconds to touch down) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Combat debut of Arrow ABM
Israel has fired its indigenous Arrow anti-ballistic missile in combat for the first time. The system was used to bring down a Syrian surface-to-air missile that was targeting Israeli warplanes.
By United States Missile Defense Agency (US Missile Defense Agency Arrow gallery Image link) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Combat debut of Arrow ABM”
Iraq has taken delivery of T-50IQ
Iraq has taken delivery of the KAI T-50IQ, the country’s Air Force chief Anwar Hamad Amin announced on Mar. 16.
Photo: KAI
Ukraine is making its own copy of the MiG-29
Ukraine is set to produce its own indigenous fighter and Jane’s reported that the jet will strongly resemble the MiG-29.
.jpg)
By Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (Air Force of Ukraine. By Taras Gren) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Ukraine is making its own copy of the MiG-29”