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2021/05/14 10:45 Taiwanese F-16 taking off. Taiwanese F-16 taking off. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Air Force Command declined to comment on reports Thursday (May 13) that two Taiwan F-16s are making their way back to Taiwan after being upgraded to the Block 70 variant. An Instagram aviation aficionado, Aeros808, posted a photo Thursday (May 13) showing two F-16s taking off at Daniel. K. Inoue International Airport in H...

Ransomware shutdown of East Coast pipeline echos ‘failure of imagination’ before 9/11 attacks, warns cyberspace commission Jamie McIntyre © Provided by Washington Examiner DOD header 2020 ‘DISAPPOINTED, THOUGH UNSURPRISED’: Members of a congressionally chartered commission, charged with developing a bipartisan strategy to defend the nation against “cyberattacks of significant consequences,” say the ransomware attack that forced the shutdown of a vital U.S. pipelin...

Colombia Accuses Russia of Invading Its Airspace 21 Apr 2021 The government of Colombia issued a formal note of protest to Russia’s ambassador to Colombia, Nikolai Tavdumadze, on Monday after a Russian aircraft allegedly violated Colombia’s airspace. “On behalf of the government [of Colombia], the Foreign Ministry sent an official note to the Russian Ambassador to Bogota, in which it expressed strong protest over the situation with a Russian plane that violated Colombia’s airspace on A...

Havelsan to Hand Over F-16 Simulators to Turkish Military in 2021 Our Bureau 573 Havelsans F-16 Maintenance Training Simulator (via Turkish state media) Turkey’s Havelsan will deliver F-16 Virtual Maintenance Training Simulators to the Air Forces Command later this year. Havelsan Jet Aircraft Systems Program Manager Koray Uyar had told state-run Anadolu Agency last month that they are trying to sell the systems “to many F-16 users around the world.” The company official said that they ...

183rd Wing Commander Chosen as Director of Logistics for Air Guard The Commander of the 183rd Wing, Col. Donald "DK" Carpenter, who rose through the enlisted ranks and then through the officer ranks as a problem solver, will now put his skills to work at the national level as the new Director of Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection for the Air National Guard. With this selection, Carpenter will be promoted to brigadier general. “DK has been put in positions throughout his career where...

1st BCT, 1st Armored Division Leadership Commander COL Stephen A. Fairless Colonel Stephen A. Fairless was commissioned as an Armor Officer in 1997 following graduation from the United States Military Academy. His first assignment was with the 2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea, from 1998 to 1999. There he served as a Battalion S-1 and as a Tank Platoon Leader. He then served in 1st Battalion, 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, ...

General Innocent Buthelezi. Members of the Air Force Command Council, retired and serving Generals, Officers Commanding bases and units, Senior and Junior Officers, Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, members of the SAAF spouses forum, captains of industry, members from the media, ladies and gentlemen. I bring you warm greetings and best wishes for the new year from the South African Air Force (SAAF) Executive Council. It is my singular honour and privilege to welcome you all back to ...

HX Challenge completed successfully Press release The HX Challenge has been completed successfully. Finnish Air Force HX Fighter Programme Director, Colonel Juha-Pekka Keränen analyses the testing and evaluation event in this article. Finnish Air Force HX Fighter Programme Director, Colonel Juha-Pekka Keränen. Photo: Finnish Defence Forces. The HX Challenge was defined in the Request for Quotations (RFQ) as one out of the three opportunities for the candidates to demo...

Athens News Agency      NICOSIA -- A joint search and rescue exercise between Cyprus and Greece under the name "SALAMIS-02/21" took place on Monday, January 25, 2021. The exercise was successfully carried out in the sea of the Republic of Cyprus, within its maritime search-and-rescue region, with the participation of the Greek frigate "Hydra" and an AW-139 helicopter from the 460 Search and Rescue Squadron of the Air Force Command of the Cypriot National Guard General Staff. Responsible fo...

First 100 days: Invest in space infrastructure to spark economic recovery Tim Chrisman, opinion contributor © Getty Images First 100 days: Invest in space infrastructure to spark economic recovery Its fair to say that the Trump administration wasnt defined by space policy. However, there are handovers for the Bidens administration, from laying the groundwork for a lunar colony to the creation of the U.S. Space Force and the beginnings of commercialization of low Earth orbit r...