September 09, 2011 Military Aviation News
09/09/2011
The November 2010 crash of a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor was caused by a malfunction with the aircraft engine's bleed air system, an industry source said. The pilot, Capt. Jeff "Bong" Haney of the 525th Fighter Squadron, was killed in the accident.
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09/09/2011
With the company’s prized F-35 program facing rising scrutiny from Congress, Lockheed Martin CEO Robert Stevens argued earlier this week that the “F-35 is a fundamental investment in the security infrastructure of the nation.” While U.S. lawmakers and the Pentagon assess the importance of the F-35 program to America’s national security interests, the Australian government seems poised to do the same.
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09/09/2011
A submerged iPhone pinpointed a military aircraft crash in the Chilean sea, in another example of the durability of Apple's devices. The iPhone, which responded Apple's "Find My iPhone" feature, allowed the Chilean Navy to triangulate the location of the crash site. Search teams were unable to find the lost CASA 212 plane, but thanks to the GPS locator, authorities are now combing through the wreckage.
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09/09/2011
Pointing to a sheer wastage of public funds, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in its report slammed the Ministry of Defence and the Navy for buying war planes that do not have weapons. It also pointed a finger at the Indian Air Force (IAF) for having ‘let off’ three of its officers who caused a loss of Rs 302 crore when a sensitive aerostat radar got damaged.
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09/09/2011
A decade ago on the confused morning of Sept. 11, we came perilously close to having our own nightmare in Alaska. A Korean Air Lines passenger jet on a flight from Seoul was heading to Anchorage and the military and civilian aviation authorities had good reason to believe it was hijacked.
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09/09/2011
Late last year, the UK armed forces were rocked by the effects of a Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) process overseen by a new coalition government determined to tackle a massive budget deficit head-on. Almost 12 months later, the defence industry will gather for its largest post-SDSR coming-together at the Defence & Security Equipment International show, or DSEi, which will be held in London's Docklands on 13-16 September.
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09/09/2011
Lockheed Martin delivered the sixth C-130J Super Hercules to crews at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, today. Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, 18th Air Force Commander, accepted delivery of the sixth of 28 C-130Js to be assigned to the 317th Airlift Group.
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09/09/2011
The fifth of six C-130J Super Hercules on order for the Indian Air Force has departed the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta. This aircraft, like its predecessors, was delivered well ahead of schedule and is now en route to Air Force Station Hindan in India. India’s sixth C-130J will be delivered in October.
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