August 27, 2010 Military Aviation News

Pilot killed after F-16 jets collide off Crete

08/27/2010

A pilot was killed Thursday after two Greek F16 fighter planes collided during a military exercise off the southern Mediterranean island of Crete, the Defence Ministry said.

Reservists support Pakistan relief efforts

08/27/2010

Members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing responded to Pakistan's call for assistance following the devastating floods that began July 29.

Robotic Warplanes Stuck In Development Hell

08/27/2010

Two months ago, India put out a request for foreign firms to make offers to produce a stealthy UCAS (Unmanned Combat Aerial System). This could be a big contract, but no one responded. There were two reasons. First, none of the American manufacturers could respond because India and the U.S. are still negotiating technology transfer agreements, and American UCAS sales would involve a lot of tech transfer. Second, none of the European manufacturers were far enough along to provide anything to Indi

Boeing, US Navy Celebrate T-45 Jet Trainer's Million-Flight-Hour Milestone

08/27/2010

The Boeing Company today joined the U.S. Navy at Cecil Field in Jacksonville to celebrate the Naval Air Training Command’s 1 millionth flight hour with the T-45 Goshawk, the Navy's premier jet trainer aircraft.

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