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Thai air force plans to acquire 12 Gripen jets
Reuters, Published on 04/06/2025
» The Royal Thai Air Force plans to acquire a total of 12 Gripen JAS 39 fighter jets built by Sweden's Saab over 10 years, air force chief ACM Punpakdee Pattanakul said on Wednesday.
Taiwan air force flexes muscles after latest Chinese incursion
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2021
» TAINAN, Taiwan: Armed and ready to go, Taiwan air force jets screamed into the sky on Tuesday in a drill to simulate a war scenario, showing its fleet's battle readiness after dozens of Chinese warplanes flew into the island's air defence zone over the weekend.
Myanmar junta replaces air force chief amid bombing campaign
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2022
» Myanmar's military leader has removed the head of the air force, local media and four sources close to the armed forces said, replacing one of the most senior figures in a junta that has carried out bombing raids to try to crush resistance.
Taiwan scrambles to see off new Chinese air force incursion
Reuters, Published on 28/11/2021
» TAIPEI: Taiwan's air force scrambled again on Sunday to warn away 27 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan's defence ministry said, the latest increase in tensions across the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
Myanmar force arrests anti-coup leader
Reuters, Published on 15/04/2021
» Myanmar security forces arrested on Thursday one of the main leaders of the campaign against military rule after ramming him with a car as he led a motorbike protest rally, friends and colleagues said.
Large US force joins start of Cobra Gold
Reuters, Published on 13/02/2018
» The biggest US force in years joined an annual military exercise in Thailand on Tuesday despite controversy over the junta’s invitation to Myanmar’s army, which has been accused of ethnic cleansing.
Myanmar protesters join new armed force near Thai border
Reuters, Published on 27/04/2021
» Chanting in Burmese their readiness to fight "for the people", around 120 youths jogged around a muddy forest clearing in the morning light in a video released by a group that has proclaimed itself a new fighting force against Myanmar's military junta.
Myanmar's anti-junta unity government says forms defence force
Reuters, Published on 05/05/2021
» Myanmar's National Unity Government, set up by opponents of army rule, said on Wednesday it had formed a "people's defence force" to protect its supporters from military attacks and violence instigated by the junta.
Singapore enlists air crew for public service
Reuters, Published on 07/04/2020
» SINGAPORE: Pilot Jonathan Lau knows the importance of maintaining safe distance in the skies. Now he is dishing out that advice on the ground, making sure people stay apart to help curb coronavirus infections in Singapore.
Shooter at Texas naval air station 'neutralised'
Reuters, Published on 21/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: The US Navy said on Thursday an active shooter at its Corpus Christi naval air station in Texas had been "neutralised," with one security force member injured in the events that unfolded in the early morning hours.