Eight workers with Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) were sent to the hospital on Aug. 14 when they were exposed to hydrazine while working on a F-16 that is being modified to the V variant.
Four killed in shooting incident at RMAF base
Three Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) airmen were killed by a colleague on Aug. 13 at a base in Kota Samarahan. The gunman later killed himself.
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Tejas Mk1A to fly by March 2022
The Tejas Mk1A is to fly by March next year, in a new deadline set by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
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Chief designer of Russian hypersonic systems institute arrested
The chief designer at the hypersonic systems institute in St Petersburg has been arrested by the FSB on suspicion of treason.
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Japan to budget $912 million to buy 10 F-35s next year
In its budget proposal for 2022, the Japan’s Ministry of Defense will budget $912 million to acquire 10 F-35 fighters from the U.S.
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