Japan will engage with the private defense sector for the full scale export of defense equipment to Indonesia, India, Malaysia and Vietnam. Photo: Japan Ministry of Defense The equipment are non-lethal weapons such as radars and transport aircraft. However, the government does not rule out in assisting these countries in their development of offensive weapons. […]
A UH-1N helicopter assigned to the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Joint Base Andrews was struck by a bullet on Aug. 12 while flying over Manassas, Virginia. 2nd Lt. Jessica Cicchetto, U.S. Air Force / Public domain The helicopter, callsign Mussel 16, made an emergency landing at Manassas airport as one of the pilots onboard was […]
A Royal Thai Navy F27 transport had to make a nose wheel up emergency landing at Narathiwat airport on Aug. 11. The F27 Mk 200, #1202, has been in service for 36 years. It had taken off from Utapao airport with 12 passengers on board. Alec Wilson from Khon Kaen, Thailand / CC BY-SA The […]
A Indonesian Air Force T-50I advanced jet trainer was significantly damaged when the jet veered off the runway during take off at Iswahjudi Air Force Base on Aug. 10. Korea Aerospace Industriesmodified by FOX 52 / CC BY-SA Air Force spokesperson Air Commodore Fajar Adriyanto said a student pilot and instructor were aboard the aircraft […]
Aviation Week has reported that a Challenger 650 with FAA registration N488CR is operating under a U.S. Army program called Artemis. Data gathered from flight tracking websites show that the jet arrived in Misawa, Japan on Jul. 28. It had taken off from Anchorage. The Challenger then left Misawa for Kadena the next day, it […]