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Two aircraft belonging to the French Patrouille de France aerobatic display team collided during a training exercise near Saint-Dizier air base on the afternoon of Mar. 25. The incident, involving two Alpha Jet aircraft, occurred at approximately 15:35 local time.
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Soldiers from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), have conducted a crucial operational assessment of the Boeing CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopter at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, according to a DVIDS article published on Mar. 20th.
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Wantroba
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Defense officials from South Korea and Indonesia have recently convened in Jakarta in a bid to breathe new life into the troubled KF-21 joint fighter jet development program. The high-level meeting, the first of its kind since a sensitive technology leak incident involving Indonesian engineers came to light, saw Seoul’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) head, Seok Jong-gun, engage with Indonesian Vice Defense Minister Donny Ermawan Taufanto to discuss avenues for bolstering defense cooperation, with the KF-21 initiative taking center stage.
Indonesia Ministry of Defense
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A Chinese-built K-8 trainer aircraft belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) crashed in the Wariyapola area, Kurunegala, Mar. 21st. The aircraft, which is used for advanced pilot training at the SLAF Base in Katunayake, was undertaking a routine training exercise at the time of the incident.
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A new chapter in Malaysian-Australian defence collaboration has begun with a ground-breaking ceremony on Mar. 20 at RMAF Butterworth. The ceremony signified the commencement of the Malaysia – Australia Infrastructure Airfield Works Project (Stage 1). This joint initiative underscores the strong bilateral defence relationship between the two nations, which is underpinned by Australia’s Australian Defence Force (ADF) presence at Butterworth, shared engagement under the Five Power Defence Arrangements, and defence cooperation activities, also known as the Malaysia-Australia Joint Defence Program (MAJDP).
Photo: RMAF