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The Royal Thai Air Force has moved to recruit women to fly its transport planes and helicopters as the service faces a shortfall of aviators.
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A Royal Air Force Hawk pilot had an eye infection that deteriorated while in flight and he was able to make a safe landing after another pilot flew alongside him to talk him down.
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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (Hawk – RIAT 2012Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Bill Sweetman went thru the latest F-35 report from the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) and summarizes the key findings.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katerina Slivinske [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katerina Slivinske [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Forceful Tiger is a large force exercise in which the U.S. Air Force’s 18th Wing has to defend Okinawa.
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Japanese fighters intercept one Chinese Y-9JB ELINT aircraft and a KJ-200 AEW aircraft over the Sea of Japan on Jan. 31. At one point, both aircraft flew over Tsushima Strait.
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