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India bids to sell fighter jets to Malaysia, says 6 other countries interested
By Reuters and published by The Star New Delhi – India has offered to sell 18 light-combat aircraft (LCA) “Tejas” to Malaysia, the defence ministry said on Friday (August 5), adding that Argentina, Australia, Egypt, the United States, Indonesia, and the Philippines were also interested in the single-engine jet. The Indian government last year …
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Only 2 out of 5 air force wings likely operable over next 10 years
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ONLY TWO OUT OF Thailand’s five wings might probably be operable at combat-ready level with upgraded fighter jets over the next 10 years, said an air force officer today (August 2). Only the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons jets currently deployed at Wing 4 in Nakhon Sawan and Saab JAS39 …
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Pick-up truck hit with shrapnel from Myanmar MiG-29 jet’s gunfire
SOLDIERS, police and village leaders came to inspect a pick-up truck hit with shrapnel from gunfire that Myanmar’s MiG-29 fighter jet let loose at a palm plantation in Tak when it intruded into Thai airspace on Thursday but initially have not been able to assess the damage, Sanook.com said today (July 2). Mrs. Juthamas …
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Prayut, air force chief to be summoned for House testimony over Myanmar MiG-29 intrusion
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER-CUM-DEFENCE Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and air force chief ACM Napadej Dhupatemiya will be obliged to testify before the House Armed Services Committee over yesterday’s (June 30) crossborder intrusion into Thai airspace by a Myanmar MiG-29 jet, an opposition MP said today (July 1). Thai Civilized party leader/MP Mongkolkit Suksintharanon …
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Two Thai F-16 fighters deter Myanmar’s intruding MiG-29 jet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWO OF THE THAI air force’s F-16 fighter jets today (June 30) took to the sky over the Thai-Myanmar border to deter a surprise flyby of a Myanmar MiG-29 jet reported to have intruded into Thai airspace. Thai air force spokesman VM Prapat Sonjaidee confirmed that the Myanmar MiG-29 Fulcrum …
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F-16 Fighter crashlands in Chaiyaphum, lone pilot jettisoned to safety
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN AIR FORCE F-16 Fighting Falcon jet today (Mar.8) crashlanded in Chaiyaphum province with the lone pilot having jettisoned to safety. The unidentified pilot who ejected himself from the General Dynamics F-16A fighter jet and was safely parachuted onto the ground was conducting a routine exercise when the combat aircraft …
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Thai Air Force plans to buy F-35 Lightning jet fighters
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI AIR FORCE plans to buy a mini-squadron of US-built F-35 Lightning jet fighters, confirmed Air Force chief ACM Napadej Dhupatemiya today (Dec. 31). The Air Force plans to procure eight to 12 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning fighters in next fiscal year to replace those ageing combat aircraft deployed for …
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Accident leaves Air Force with only couple of two-seater F-5 TH Super Tigris fighters
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE AIR FORCE NOW HAS ONLY a couple of two-seater F-5 TH Super Tigris fighters left in deployment after one other recently crash-landed with the pilot jettisoning to safety in Lopburi. The Air Force currently deploys a dozen one-seater F-5 TH Super Tigris fighters in addition to the two two-seater …
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F-5 Super Tigris fighter’s crash-landing caused by stray big bird
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FRIDAY’S INCIDENT IN WHICH an Air Force F-5 TH Super Tigris fighter crash-landed with the lone pilot jettisoning to safety in Lopburi was evidently caused by a stray big bird hitting the aircraft mid-air, said Air Force spokesman AVM Prapat Sonjaidee today (Dec. 5). The unspecified, large-sized type of bird …
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