Thank you Mr Chin for sharing with us photos of two Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) T-50THs’ overnight stopover in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The jets left this morning at 0925 hrs.
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IISS: Buying both Eurofighter and F-35 could be possible solution for Germany
Douglas Barrie of IISS says Germany needs the F-35 in order to fulfill the nuclear deterrence role under NATO as the Eurofighter is not certified to drop the American B61 thermonuclear weapon.
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Tim Felce [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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RTAF’s first two T-50TH are on their way home, currently in Taiwan
The first two T-50TH jet trainers for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) are on their way back home. Sources in Taiwan said the two jets arrived in Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport, Taiwan around 3pm local time on Jan. 8. They are expected to depart for Thailand after an overnight stay in Taiwan.
Japan’s military aviation programs not fully funded
The Nikkei has identified shortfalls in the funding of military aviation projects in Japan’s current five-year defense program which ends this year.
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By 航空自衛隊 [GJSTUv1], via Wikimedia Commons
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Tu-160M2 to make first flight this month
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin disclosed that the Tu-160M2 supersonic bomber will be making its first flight by end of the month.