October 19, 2010 Military Aviation News

U.K. considers dropping STOVL version of F-35

10/19/2010

Britain may drop plans to purchase the short-takeoff, vertical-landing (STOVL) version of the Lockheed Martin F-35 strike aircraft and replace it with the conventional carrier variant of the Lighting II.

Taxed by wars, aging air tankers suffer fleet fatigue

10/19/2010

The last new KC-135 Stratotanker was delivered to the U.S. Air Force in 1964. After nearly a decade of war, the fleet’s age is showing, most profoundly to the men and women on the ground who keep the 415 tankers flying.

Taiwan interested in F-35 fighters

10/19/2010

Deputy defense minister Andrew Yang says Taiwan is interested in buying F-35 fighter jets in the future. Those jets are more advanced than the F-16C/Ds which Taiwan has requested to purchase from the United States.

Ukraine and Venezuela to develop cooperation in aviation

10/19/2010

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he highly appreciates the prospects for cooperation with Ukraine in the aviation industry.

China welcomes U.S. intent to waive ban on C-130 aircraft export

10/19/2010

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) spokesman Yao Jian said Friday that China welcomes the U.S. intent to waive the embargo on the export of C-130 planes to China for use in oil spill response operations.

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