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 […]