A330 MRTT is the winner in South Korea
South Korea has picked the Airbus A330 MRTT for its aerial tanker competition that is valued around $1.07 billion. Seoul will order four aircraft for its air force.
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North Korea is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party, South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-ko warned that Pyongyang may thus initiate provocations in Autumn.
Indonesian C-130 crashed into residential area
Photo: Tim Bantuan Medis FK Universitas Sumatera Utara
#BanjoImages: military cargo plane crashed into residential neighborhood in #Medan #Indonesia ( @kavanoz_dibi)
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RAAF C-27J arrives in Australia
The Royal Australian Air Force’s first C-27J has arrived at its home at RAAF Base Richmond on Jun. 30. The RAAF also took the opportunity to mark the 90th anniversary of the base’s establishment.
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Source: RAAF C-27J arrives in Australia
Taiwan remove killing markings from F-16 and IDF
Taiwan has removed the kill markings of AVG ace Robert Neale on its F-16 and five from the IDF fighter after getting “feedback.”
Photo: RoCAF
The two jets were painted to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Japanese surrender and are scheduled to fly during a military parade on Jul. 4 to mark the victory over Japan.
It was reported that Japan’s de facto diplomatic office in Taiwan, the Interchange Association, voiced its displeasure after the jets were shown in public.
Bangladesh Air Force F-7 fighter crashed
A Bangladesh Air Force F-7 fighter crashed in the Bay of Bengal on Jun. 29 around 11:20 a.m. local time, the wreckage from the aircraft has been located but there is no sign of the pilot.
F-35A in clean configuration couldn’t dogfight again F-16D with two drop tanks
A veteran U.S. Air Force pilot took AF-02 out to the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 14 this year for a simulated dogfight against a F-16D and he had troubles defeating his opponent using the new jet.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joely Santiago [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The F-16D was flown with two drop tanks which increases the drag but yet the F-35A was not able to exploit the advantage due to “insufficient pitch rate” of the new fighter.
Source: F-35A in clean configuration couldn’t dogfight again F-16D with two drop tanks
Israel starts training of David Sling operators
The first batch of Israeli air defense operators for the David Sling system has undergone training, the Ministry of Defense announced on its website.
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This pioneer group, lead by Major Gilad Malka, will be trained by Rafael at its headquarters.
Brazil to place order for Pantsir next year
Brazilian Ambassador to Russia Jose Vallim Guerreiro told RIA Novosti that his country is to purchase the Pantsir air defense system as early as in the first half of 2016.
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Guerreiro had said earlier this year that the contract was to be signed this year. The tight fiscal situation in Brazil had prompted the delay.
Ukraine turns to crowd-funding for indigenous UAV
Ukraine has plans to build an indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle to survey enemy positions and it has a crowd-sourcing campaign to fund the program.