July 07, 2011 Military Aviation News
07/07/2011
In the wake of the raid in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden, many have been wondering whether a “stealth” helicopter was involved and have been asking the question: how does one make a helicopter stealthy?
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07/07/2011
Japan has grounded its entire F-15 fighter fleet following the crash of one of the jets into the East China Sea. Japan's Defense Ministry on Wednesday ordered the fleet to remain on the ground pending an investigation into the cause of the crash Tuesday, when an F-15 based on the island of Okinawa went down during a routine training mission.
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07/07/2011
Aerosonic Corporation (AMEX:AIM), a leading supplier of precision flight products for commercial, business and military aircraft, today announced that it has received a new purchase order from Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. ("KAI") in support of its T50 Golden Eagle jet trainer sale to Indonesia.
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07/07/2011
A pilot with Holloman Air Force Base is safe after he was ejected from a Vietnam Era fighter jet Wednesday morning. Holloman Air Force Base officials say the manned fighter jet crashed around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday west of Artesia, near Hope, NM.
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07/07/2011
Last week the Washington Post, the New York Times and other major American newspapers reported that the U.S. launched its first unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) missile attack inside Somalia. The strike was the first acknowledged Pentagon military attack inside the Horn of Africa nation since a helicopter raid staged by commandos in 2009 and the first use of an American drone to conduct a missile strike there.
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07/07/2011
Indian ambassador to Russia Ajai Malhotra is upbeat about the prospects of relations between India and Russia in all areas, ranging from defence and trade to culture and tourism. In this wide-ranging interview with Rossiskaya Gazeta, the Indian envoy assures that despite increasing competition, India and Russia have “a dynamic and growing defence relationship, not a waning one.
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07/07/2011
About noon Pacific Time a Marine helicopter crashed at Camp Pendleton, California. All six crew members had injuries and have been taken to local hospitals. Initial reports say three of the injured Marines were taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, about 30 miles south of the base. No fatalities were reported and few details have been released including where the other three military personnel were taken for treatment.
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07/07/2011
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is now talking with Lockheed Martin about buying more F-16 fighter aircraft because France's offer of an advanced version of the Rafale combat jet is seen as too expensive, said a source familiar with the negotiations in the gulf.
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07/07/2011
Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov formally asked on Wednesday his Ukrainian counterpart Mykhailo Yezhel to rent facilities on Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula for naval pilot training. In line with a 1997 bilateral agreement, Russia occasionally uses the Nitka Naval Pilot Training Center in Ukraine as the only training facility for its naval pilots.
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