June 17, 2010 Military Aviation News

Latin American countries invest in military might

06/17/2010

The last time this Andean nation went to war was in 1995, when it fought Peru over a rugged stretch of mountains called the Altos de Cenepa. But that hasn't stopped Ecuador from engaging in one of the fastest military buildups in the hemisphere.

RED FLAG-Alaska exercise underway

06/17/2010

The latest RED FLAG-Alaska exercise kicked off Monday at Eielson and Elmendorf AFB, AK.

Langley pilots face the 'enemy'

06/17/2010

This week, U.S. fighter jets are dueling about 90 miles off the coast of Hampton Roads in scenarios that pit F-22 Raptors from Langley Air Force Base against older F-16C fighters visiting from Luke Air Force Base in Arizona.

Turkey to freeze bilateral relations with Israel, excludes private sector

06/17/2010

Tension that broke out between Turkey and Israel when the latter killed eight Turkish citizens and a US citizen of Turkish origin in a raid on a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla has resulted in Turkey freezing bilateral relations with Israel -- but joint projects and contracts signed with Israeli companies will remain as they are.

Unmanned aircraft should be limited to military uses

06/17/2010

Unmanned aircraft have proved their usefulness and reliability in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq, and now the pressure is on to allow them to be used over the skies of the United States.

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