November 16, 2010 Military Aviation News

Sukhoi flight testing Su-34 fighter bombers

11/16/2010

Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi has begun flight testing of a new batch of Su-34 fighter bombers ahead of their delivery to the Russian Air Force by this year-end.

Military eyes resurrecting airships for cargo transport

11/16/2010

The Army and the U.S. Transportation Command are looking into using updated versions of the ill-fated German Hindenburg airship and the Navy's USS Macon dirigible to transport cargo in support of combat and humanitarian operations.

Emirates boost U.S. arms purchases

11/16/2010

The U.S. Department of Defense plans to sell the United Arab Emirates 60 Boeing AH-64D Apache strike helicopters worth $5 billion - even as Washington turns up the heat on the Persian Gulf state to curb trade with Iran.

USA approves export of Czech-made combat planes

11/16/2010

The United States has approved the exports of five Czech L-159 ALCA combat aircraft, including parts made by U.S. firms, that are to be swapped for one Spanish CASA transport plane, the Czech Defence Ministry confirmed to Friday's daily Hospodarske noviny (HN).

Lockheed Martin F-35 Begins Flying Block 1 Software

11/16/2010

The fundamental building block for all future avionics software on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter has entered flight testing on an F-35 test jet.

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