Aviation News
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.
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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.
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Taiwan had planned to shoot down its indigenous Sky Bow II interceptor with the American Patriot air defense system on Oct. 5 but the countdown was aborted after a China Coast Guard vessel was found lurking nearby.
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An Israeli Air Force F-16I crashed in southern Israel on Oct. 5 and the pilot, a deputy squadron commander, died after ejecting from the aircraft.
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A Royal Malaysian Air Force S-61 helicopter crashed into a school hall in Balung, East Malaysia on Oct. 4. All 14 on board the aircraft and 11 on the ground were treated for injuries.