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Hitch in flight clearance procedure caused PNG jet`s interception : Minister

A hitch in the observance of flight clearance procedure led the Indonesian Air Force to intercepting a jet carrying ...

Defense ministry denies RI mily planes tried to intercept PNG jet

Indonesia`s Defense Ministry has firmly denied a report that two Indonesian military aircraft almost collided with a ...

Eclipse Jet Orders Reopened For New Aircraft

-        NBAA -- Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. announced today it is now taking orders for the ...

Merpati orders for 20 N-219s from PTDI

Minister for State Enterprises Mustafa Abubakar has encouraged PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Merpati) to cooperate in ...

South Yemen air strikes `kill two civilians`

Yemeni air strikes targeting suspected Al-Qaeda militants near Jaar killed two civilians and wounded three, an ...

French fighter jet crashes in Afghanistan

A French fighter jet crashed in western Afghanistan on Tuesday due to a technical error, but both pilots were rescued ...

RI to buy Golden Eagle trainer jets from South Korea

The Indonesian government plans to buy a squadron of T-50 Golden Eagle trainer jets from South Korea to replace ...

Help strengthens Somali marines to fight pirates

Somali Ambassador to Indonesia Mohammud Alow Borow hoped that the world could help strengthen his country`s marine ...

Papa can show up anybody - Gaddafi`s nurse

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi`s Ukrainian nurse who fled Libya for home two months ago says the 70-year-old leader "can show ...

French missile destroys Libyan army plane on ground

A French warplane destroyed a Libyan military aircraft with an air-to-ground missile as it was landing at Misrata air ...

US defense chief rejects targeting Kadhafi

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday it would be "unwise" to have coalition forces try to kill Moamer ...

Seoul to evacuate Koreans if Japan crisis worsens

South Korea said Friday it would mobilise military aircraft and vessels to evacuate its nationals if Japan`s nuclear ...

France pushes to `speed up` Libya no-fly zone

France is pushing to "speed up" multilateral efforts for a no-fly zone over Libya to curb the civil conflict there, ...

Australia vows to "stand by" Japan after quake

Australia pledged to throw "anything and everything" at helping Japan recover from the 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami ...

Air Force to operate new radar unit in Merauke

The Indonesian Air Force is to officially operate a Radar Unit 244 in Merauke District, Papua Province, on March 16, ...