Tattoo-bound Harrier jet fighter in crash drama

Posted at: Fri Jul 14th, 2006

An RAF fighter plane crashed yesterday en route to this weekend's Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. The Harrier jump jet crashed near a pub and main road in Oxfordshire, apparently striking a car as it came down. The Ministry of Defence confirmed the plane...

Taiwan to Buy 66 US F-16 C/D fighters

Posted at: Fri Jul 14th, 2006

While Taiwan is planning to increase its defense budget to cope with military threats from China, the Ministry of National Defense is assessing a plan to buy sixty-six F-16 C/D fighters from the United States for NT$130 billion (US$4 billion) in order to stren...