February 20, 2012 Military Aviation News
02/20/2012
The Greek and Turkish air forces are two of NATO’s strongest and most experienced. The chronic antagonism between the two neighboring states has meant that their pilots have received significant training as they have for decades often engaged in dogfights over the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas.
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02/20/2012
During a routine flight, a U.S. military aircraft crashed approximately six miles from the Djibouti International Airport, Djibouti, February 18, 2012. All four U.S. military personnel on board died. The accident occurred at approximately 8 p.m. local. U.S. military personnel were dispatched to the scene to provide immediate response assistance and secure the crash site.
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02/20/2012
Until recently, unmanned aircraft like Predator drones have been developed for the battlefield, acting as the eyes, ears and muscle of the U.S. military in hostile territory. Drones have also been deployed inside the United States, but in a more limited way.
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02/20/2012
U.S. Navy aircraft specialists needed several sizes of advanced multi-purpose displays for the avionics systems of the Navy Lot 35 F/A-18F jet fighter-bomber and EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft. They found their solution from the Honeywell Inc. Defense & Space Electronic Systems segment in Albuquerque, N.M.
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02/20/2012
Will Canada get the full fleet of 65 new F-35A “stealth” fighter jets that Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government promised when it agreed to spend $9 billion to refit the air force with the latest in radar-defying planes? That’s the minimum number of high-end aircraft the air force says it needs.
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02/20/2012
With the arms build-up by India and China, and America’s pivot policy, Malaysia is taking precautionary steps.
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02/20/2012
The Canadian military has dropped a plan to fly supersonic aircraft over Labrador because it has been unable to attract allied forces that want to carry out air combat training, a source tells CBC News. The military hasn’t spoken publicly about why an application it had filed with the province's department of the environment has been withdrawn.
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02/20/2012
Boeing Co. (BA), Sikorsky, Eurocopter and Bell (TEXTRON), the top four helicopter makers, are focused on Asia as 1,000 orders from states spanning India to Korea are set to make it the fastest growing military-chopper market by 2015.
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02/20/2012
The current standoff between arms makers and the Defense Ministry over the pricing and quality of weaponry for the Russian military may continue to disrupt state defense orders in 2012, missile designer Yury Solomonov said on Thursday. “The efforts of the defense industry have not yet been synchronized with the efforts of the Defense Ministry and the government,” Solomonov said at a meeting with Russian lawmakers.
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