State funeral for PLAAF Y-8 crew
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) held a funeral in Guizhou on Feb. 4 for the crew aboard a Y-8 that crashed on Jan. 29.
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Gen. David Goldfein flies Tejas
U.S. Air Force chief of staff Gen. David.L.Goldfein was at Indian Air Force Station Jodhpur on Feb. 3 to fly the Tejas.
Canada will have to upgrade ejection seats and external lighting of Australian Hornets
Edmonton Journal reports that Canada plans to upgrade the ejection seats and external lighting of the Australian Hornets when they are bought over.
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Luftwaffe’s next heavy-lift helicopter needs to have inflight refueling capability
A senior German Air Force officer told Flight Global at Defence IQ International Military Helicopter conference in London on Jan. 31 that the next heavy-lift helicopter for the Luftwaffe needs to be inflight refueling capable.
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