February 24, 2012 Military Aviation News
02/24/2012
While Air Force investigators couldn't say conclusively what caused an F-15C Eagle fighter jet to crash in rural Southern Nevada, they noted six factors in a report released Friday that might have played a role in the Oct. 24 accident.
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02/24/2012
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified U.S. Congress Feb. 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Japan to provide regeneration, overhaul, modifications and support for 6 KC-130R aircraft and associated engines for an estimated cost of $170 million.
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02/24/2012
Turkey is planning to purchase 100 multi-purpose F-35 fighter jets worth $16 billion, Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz said, reported the daily Milliyet. The first two of the military aircraft will be delivered by 2015, he said. The decision to order two F-35s was made last month.
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02/24/2012
Boeing is highlighting its production and delivery of combat aircraft to the U.S. Navy under a multiyear procurement contract. From 2007 through 2011, the company delivered to the Navy a total of 257 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growler electronic attack planes - all ahead of schedule and within budget.
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02/24/2012
As defence aviation experts (and losing competitors) debate India’s selection of the Dassault Rafale, our decision makers should utilize the final phase of medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) negotiations to bolster India’s aerospace manufacturing and services infrastructure. This will entail fresh thinking and policy reform.
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02/24/2012
Russia's United Aircraft Corporation expects to sustain the annual production of between 70 and 90 fixed-wing combat aircraft for the next few years, in line with its performance in 2011. Military sales accounted for 80% of the 102 aircraft produced last year, said company president Mikhail Pogosyan.
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02/24/2012
The gloves are coming off. International fighter competitions are rarely gentlemanly affairs, but with U.S. and European defense spending in decline, the pressure to succeed overseas has aircraft makers and equipment suppliers becoming more aggressive in the push to secure crucial foreign orders.
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02/24/2012
A royal Air Force (RAF) squadron leader became the United Kingdom's first military test pilot to fly the F-35C, the carrier variant of the Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft, Feb. 21. As an international program, the F-35 has eight cooperative partners working with the United States; the United Kingdom was the first country to join the program in January 2001. The UK is planning to purchase the carrier variant to enter service as the joint combat aircraft (JCA).
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02/24/2012
The Boeing Company has received a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the Republic of Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to ensure the long-term, affordable sustainment of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) fleet of F-15K fighter jets. The five-year contract, valued at approximately US$300 million, also brings new opportunities to local industry. Hyundai Glovis will provide in-country logistics handling and supply chain distribution activities.
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02/24/2012
Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] F-35 program continues to build on its 2011 flight test success. For 2012, the baseline F-35 System Development and Demonstration (SDD) flight test plan calls for the accumulation of 1,001 test flights and 7,873 test points. However, growth in test point requirements throughout the year is anticipated, and the plan will be adjusted as needed.
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