Aviation News
A joint declaration on the “Export and Subsequent Use of Armed or Strike-Enabled Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)” was signed by the U.S. government and 44 other countries.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Ridgeway [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Indonesian Air Force has started a massive air exercise over a period of two-weeks on the Natuna islands in the South China Sea.
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Photo: TNI AU
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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 U.S. Marine Corps has lifted the order to ground AV-8Bs in Japan following a crash on Sept. 22.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Robertson; The original uploader was Looper5920 at English Wikipedia, 2007-04-07 (original upload date) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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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.
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Photo: Royal Thai Air Force
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