Alert 5

The remains of F-16 pilot Maj. Troy Gilbert were brought home to the United States on Oct. 3, 10 years after he was killed while carrying out a strafing run in northwest of Baghdad, Iraq.

U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Aaron J. Jenne
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The Royal Thai Air Force plans to expand its fleet of H225M search-and-rescue helicopters from six to eight aircraft with the latest announcement from Airbus Helicopters of an order for two rotor-craft.

Photo: Royal Thai Air Force
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Taiwan authorities were forced to close Chiayi airport for three hours on the morning of Oct. 5 after a F-16B nearly veered off the runway while landing.

By Toshiro Aoki (http://jp-spotters.com/7590LL.html) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Royal Canadian Air Force will request $500 million from the government in order to fund the upgrade of avionics on its CF-18 fleet.

By John Davies – CYOW Airport Watch [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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