September 30, 2011 Military Aviation News
09/30/2011
On most days for the past several years, pilots from the Japan Air Self-Defence Force have scrambled to stop military aircraft from China and Russia buzzing Japan’s air space. It is a reminder of how prickly Japan’s ties with its neighbours have become, not least because of contested sovereignty over a few remote islands. Intercepts of Chinese planes almost tripled last year, to 96 (see chart). Russia, meanwhile, recently sent two bombers skirting provocatively around the Japanese archipelago.
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09/30/2011
BAE Systems Inc. said Thursday that two UK Royal Air Force Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers will for the first time participate in Air Shows sponsored by the U.S. Air Force. The company will demonstrate the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer Aircraft’s capabilities at the Randolph Air Force Base Air Show in San Antonio on Oct. 29-30.
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09/30/2011
Brazilian defense industry growth has prompted the Boeing Co., a U.S. company, to expand operations in the South American country. Boeing has set sights on winning a multibillion-dollar order in Brazil's FX-2 competition which aims to replace the Brazilian air force's aging inventory of fighter aircraft with modern, multipurpose jets capable of performing under challenging conditions in overland and offshore defense duties.
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09/30/2011
Residents in the communities surrounding Holloman Air Force Base can expect the possibility of a periodic sonic boom over the next two weeks as the base returns to regular F-22 flying operations.
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09/30/2011
Iraq's decision to purchase 18 F-16 fighter jets will provide a "very robust capability" where now there is none and will allow the country to protect its airspace, the chief U.S. military spokesman in Iraq said Thursday.
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09/30/2011
Boeing's first P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy completed its initial flight today, taking off from Renton Field at 12:02 p.m. Pacific time and landing two hours and 31 minutes later at Boeing Field in Seattle.
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