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The Canadian Snowbirds aerobatic team will not be performing at the Wings Over Waukegan airshow as the organizers failed to get permission from residents around Waukegan National Airport to setup a buffer zone.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron announced during his visit to Malaysia that the number of British military personnel taking part in the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) exercises will double from around 100 this year to 200 by 2021.
Photo: BAE Systems
Continue reading “Britain to double number of military personnel in South East Asia war games”
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Photos: Royal Air Force
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Cathay Pacific Flight 884 was forced to make an emergency landing at Eareckson Air Station in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands on Jul. 29 after smoke was detected on board.
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Alenia Aermacchi has completed flight testing of the C-27J with winglets and results show that it had improved the lift-drag ratio of the medium turboprop airlifter.
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Photo: Alenia Aermacchi
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