Aviation News
The crew of C-47 “Buzz Buggy” is busy swapping out the port side engine in Surabaya, Indonesia. They are expected to depart on Oct. 3 and instead of landing in Johor, Malaysia, they will be arriving at Seletar, Singapore. Arrival time is expected to be 1500-1700 hrs.
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The Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic team has announced its schedule for its Asia-Pacific & Middle East Tour later this year.
Graphic: Royal Air Force
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Romania has taken over six F-16s from Portugal on Sept. 28.
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Photos: Romanian Ministry of National Defense
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Lockheed Martin has now disclosed that during the Annual Navy Technology Exercise (ANTX) in August, it successfully launched a Vector Hawk canister-launched small unmanned aerial vehicle from its Marlin MK2 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).
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Photo: Lockheed Martin
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A Swiss Air Force Super Puma helicopter went down in the central Swiss Alps on Sept. 28 after dropping French inspectors from the Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE).
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By Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford and Largs, United Kingdom (Super Puma Swiss Air Force) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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