Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Gen. Gilbert Gapay, has hinted that Manila has decided to buy F-16s.
Graphic: Lockheed Martin
Continue reading “Philippine arm forces chief hints at buying F-16s”
Taiwan’s first CH-47 woman pilot
Capt. Chen Yan-Zhen became the first woman pilot to qualify to fly the CH-47 recently. She had cleared her training on the TH-67 and OH-58D before being selected to fly the Chinook.
Ejections from RAAF Super Hornet during take-off caught on video
The crew of a RAAF Super Hornet assigned to No. 1 Squadron was forced to ejection from their aircraft during take-off at RAAF Base Amberley on Dec. 8.
Thieves stole 39 pieces of radio equipment from Il-80 airborne command post
Russia’s RenTV reported on Dec. 7 that a Il-80 command post that is undergoing maintenance at Taganrog Yuzhny airport was broken into and had equipment stolen.
.jpg)
Artem Katranzhi from Bakashikha, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Thieves stole 39 pieces of radio equipment from Il-80 airborne command post”
France propose selling 6 second-hand A330s converted to MRTTs to India
France has propose selling six MRTT aerial tankers to India in a government-to-government deal that invovles converting second-hand A330 airliners.
ERIC SALARD from PARIS, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “France propose selling 6 second-hand A330s converted to MRTTs to India”