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Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Center (AIDC) organized a grand opening ceremony on Feb. 24 for a newly constructed hangar that will support the island’s F-16V upgrade program.
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Photos: American Institute in Taiwan
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Jordan lost a F-16 on Feb. 24 when the jet came down in Saudi Arabia’s Najran’s sector after developing a technical fault.
By Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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New Zealand’s Minister of Defense Gerry Brownlee disclosed that Singapore has identified Ohakea air base in Manawatu as a potential site to bed down its F-15SGs.
By Alert5 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan’s state-owned Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) recently held a ceremony to recognize RoCAF IDF fighter pilots who have clocked more than 1,000 hours on the aircraft.
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Photo: AIDC
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The U.S. Navy has ran a series of simulations whereby unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) acting as ‘wingman’ in unmanned/manned teams had to make their own decisions during beyond-visual-range (BVR) air combat missions.
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Photo: U.S. Navy
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