May 21, 2014 Military Aviation News
05/21/2014
The Brazilian air force plans to acquire 28 military cargo jets from aircraft manufacturer Embraer SA worth 7.2 billion Brazilian reais ($3.27 billion), the company said Tuesday. The KC-390 planes will be delivered over a period of 10 years, with the first delivery scheduled for the end of 2016.
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05/21/2014
China has used military aircraft to support over 130 ships it deployed to guard oil rig Haiyang Shiyou 981 that has been planted illegally in Vietnamese waters in the East Vietnam Sea since May 1, the Vietnam Coast Guard reported Monday.
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05/21/2014
A spokesman says the body of a U.S. Marine who fell from an aircraft during a training flight has been found. Spokesman Mike Barton said the body was found Tuesday. Barton said the Marine was a member of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and a crewmember of an Osprey that was conducting a training flight Monday evening.
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05/21/2014
Are American political leaders and national security experts underestimating the military capabilities of China? That question is posed by Asian-Pacific security analyst Timothy Walton in the current issue of the National Interest. Despite the dramas playing out on the Russian and Middle Eastern fronts, Walton's question may well be the most important strategic concern facing America in the 21st century. To grasp just how important, consider the consequences if the answer is yes.
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05/21/2014
Slovakia is looking to lease Saab Gripen fighter aircraft to replace its MiG-29 fighter fleet, according to Slovak National Armament Office Director Róbert Tibenský. Tibenský was speaking at the annual GLOBSEC security forum held in Bratislava from 14-16 May, and confirmed that by 2020 Slovakia will have replaced most of its Soviet-era legacy equipment with modern platforms.
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05/21/2014
Three lists of aircraft have recently been added to the 127th Wing's website. The lists feature the 94 different military aircraft that have been assigned to Selfridge Air National Guard Base since it opened in 1917 as Selfridge Field; the 54 different aircraft that have been assigned to the Michigan Air National Guard since its forerunner organizations were created in 1926; and the 33 aircraft and one 3/4 scale replica aircraft on permanent display at the Selfridge Military Air Museum's.
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05/21/2014
With the security situation in Libya deteriorating daily, the Pentagon has placed 250 Marines and aircraft in Sicily as a precautionary move should the State Department request the evacuation of American staff from the embassy in Tripoli, Libya, military officials said today.
But if the Marines are called in, what would an evacuation look like?
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05/21/2014
Russian defense experts will train the country’s soldiers to operate the latest unmanned aerial vehicles, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday. "The main objective of military exercises is to clarify the basic requirements and methods of providing training for UAV units and to reinforce skills ... in flight operations," the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
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05/21/2014
A new Russian high-speed helicopter currently under development may be adapted for military use, a manager at an avionics systems manufacturer involved in the project told RIA Novosti Tuesday. "We’ve had talks about the military version," said Givi Janjgava, Deputy Director General of Radio-Electronic Technologies KRET.
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