Alert 5

Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CF-188 Hornet fighters successfully completed touch-and-go landings on a section of Estonian highway on Oct. 13, marking the first time Canada’s fighter force has conducted such operations. The maneuvers, performed on the Jägala-Käravete section of Piibe Highway, demonstrate the RCAF’s operational progress in adopting dispersed operations concepts under NATO’s collective defense framework.

Photo: Master-Corporal Bélynda Casse, Imaging Services, 3 Wing Bagotville

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The Indian Air Force and Indonesian Air Force concluded their sixth bilateral Air Staff Talks on Oct. 10, agreeing to establish a coordination forum for their Su-30 fighter fleets and develop a joint air-to-air refueling training program.

Photo: IAF
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Japan and the Philippines are applying their Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) for the first time to joint military operations, implementing the defense pact through both a training exercise and an active humanitarian mission.

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