October 13, 2010 Military Aviation News

Russia reveals detailed data on defense spending until 2013

10/13/2010

Russia has made public for the first time in many years a detailed account of its defense spending until 2013, the Vedomosti daily said on Tuesday.

Iraqi air force cadets learning to fly

10/13/2010

On a sweltering summer day here recently, 49 young Iraqi cadets sprinted off a C-130 cargo plane to start a three-year journey that Iraqi officials hope will be an important step toward military self-sufficiency.

How to get more air force for the dollar

10/13/2010

The Harper government's decision to forgo a typical competitive process to select Canada's replacement for its aging CF-18s has drawn considerable fire in the editorial pages of this country. Discussion has centred on the issues of competition and the examination of alternative aircraft that might meet Canada's fighter aircraft needs. What has not been examined in particular is what precisely those needs are.

Israel to Military Exercise for a Possible Iran Operation

10/13/2010

The Israeli and Greek Air forces started a joint four-day exercise code-named Minoas 2010 over Crete and the western Peloponnese Peninsula,where as same as Iran coasts, debka file 's military sources report.

Chinese warplanes refueled in Iran enroute to NATO exercise in Turkey

10/13/2010

Turkish sources said Teheran enabled Chinese fighter-jets to refuel in Iranian air space in September. They said the four Chinese Air Force Su-27 combat aircraft had been on their way to Turkey to participate in the NATO-aligned Anatolian Eagle air exercise.

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