January 15, 2010 Military Aviation News

France Soars With Israeli Wings

01/15/2010

France has adapted the Israeli Heron TP UAVs to serve as a Predator substitute, until a new design can be developed in France.

Lockheed Martin Inducts Second C-5 Galaxy For RERP Modernization Program

01/15/2010

Lockheed Martin recently inducted its second C-5 Galaxy strategic transport into the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP) production line at its Marietta, Ga., facility. The RERP modifications consist of more than 70 improvements and upgrades to the C-5 airframe and aircraft systems, and include the installation of new higher-thrust, more reliable turbofan engines.

Wreckage of Su-27 fighter found in Russia's Far East

01/15/2010

Rescue teams discovered on Friday the crash site of a Su-27 Flanker fighter jet which has been missing in the Khabarovsk Territory since Thursday, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The likely intents from two fronts war

01/15/2010

The statement of Indian Army Chief for fighting a ‘two front war’ against Pakistan and China in chorus has been under discussion since the end of December 2009.

Chinese Chengdu J-10 Emerges

01/15/2010

Wrapped in secrecy for most of the decade following its 1998 test flight, Chengdu Aircraft Corp.’s J-10 multirole fighter is set to enter the global market. Following a development history that extends to the 1960s, and five years in the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), the J-10 may emerge in the market soon after 2010, offering capabilities approaching Lockheed Martin’s F-16C Block 60, at half the price.

Lockheed Martin Delivers First Two Upgraded P-3C Maritime Surveillance Aircraft for Pakistan

01/15/2010

Lockheed Martin recently delivered two of seven upgraded P-3C maritime surveillance aircraft for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan under the U.S. Government's Foreign Military Sales program.

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