May 29, 2010 Military Aviation News

Selfridge Military Air Museum opens from noon to 4:30pm

05/29/2010

Selfridge Military Air Museum offers nearly $5 million worth of displays, attracting Metro Detroit families this Memorial Day weekend.

What a Korean war would look like

05/29/2010

Start with the worst-case scenario. What if there really were a war in the Korean peninsula? Even by local standards, the rhetoric has been heated since the South Korean warship Cheonan was sunk by an explosion last March, killing 46 sailors, and it has been white-hot since "independent investigators" reported on May 20 that a North Korean torpedo had struck the vessel.

Predators, Warriors and Ravens: the CIA drones wage war

05/29/2010

THE COURTYARD of the Pentagon feels like a cross between an arms fair and a used-car lot on a fine May morning. “Congratulations 1,000,000 Army Unmanned Aircraft System Flight Hours,” says a banner.

Obama vows veto of any bill to fund 2d F-35 engine

05/29/2010

President Barack Obama said on Friday he would veto any legislation to fund, over Pentagon protests, a controversial second engine program for the multinational F-35 fighter aircraft.

Indebted Greece still faces arms purchases

05/29/2010

Turkish fighter jets streak past remote Greek islands, shattering the calm of sleepy villages and alarming residents and beach-going visitors alike. Greek warplanes are scrambled to intercept them, fighting mock air battles over the Aegean Sea.

India’s DRDO Accuses Armed Forces of Favouring Imported Weapons

05/29/2010

Amid India’s recent positive news regarding its indigenous defence technology, such as the additional order for Arjun tanks, the Ministry of Defence and the country’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) exchanged blows in a general dispute on the delays in procurement programmes.

Pakistan launches avionics production line for JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft

05/29/2010

Pakistan has started the production of avionics and other important gadgets for the JF-17 Thunder fighter jets.

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