Thailand lost one of its F-16A on Monday when the jet crashed into a mountain in Ban Tak district of Tak province. The pilot did not survive the crash.
Two-man VX-31 SAR crew rescues downed pilot
Two members of NAWCWD’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Three One (VX-31) Search and Rescue (SAR) team rescued the pilot of a civilian aircraft that crashed in the desert on Edwards Air Force Base in August.
Corroded valves lead to twin-engine failure of RSAF Apache
Singapore’s Defense Minister Teo Chee Hean told parliament that corrosion of the Anti-Ice Start Bleed Valve (AISBV) on both engines of RSAF Apache, tail no. 069, lead to an in-flight engine failure last month.
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Photo: RSAF IAI Searcher UAV in Afghanistan
The Singapore Ministry of Defense has released a photo of its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Task Group deployed to Uruzgan province, Afghanistan.
Photo: Singapore Mindef
Rival teams compete to power F-35I
The General Electric/Rolls-Royce team would not concede the defeat of its engine to power Israel’s first batch of F-35s.
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