October 02, 2014 Military Aviation News
10/02/2014
The resolution - passed with a three-quarters majority - will also permit foreign troops to use Turkish territory for the operation. Turkey has been under pressure to play a more active role in the US-led fight. The government dropped its reluctance to combat IS militants directly after the release of 46 hostages last month. The Turkish citizens had been held by IS in northern Iraq.
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10/02/2014
Defence said an RAAF surveillance aircraft and refuelling plane supported a coalition flight and returned to Australia's base in the Middle East. Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced yesterday that Australian planes would be supporting the US-led coalition against IS targets in Iraq. He told Parliament no decision had been taken yet to commit Australian combat aircraft to the fight against the "apocalyptic death cult".
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10/02/2014
As the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (Tejas) prepares to go into series production, a safety audit of the entire fighter jet development programme is underway to ensure reliability of the new combatant. Sources said EADS, now known as Airbus Group, has been hired as the consultant for the safety audit. The move comes before IAF pilots start training on the aircraft. The training of the pilots has been delayed as the flight manuals of the aircraft were still being written.
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10/02/2014
Canadian CF18 Hornet fighter jets armed with Sidewinder missiles intercepted a Russian air force aircraft over the Baltic Sea, the RCAF revealed Monday.The drama took place Sept. 11 in international air space, Lt.-Col. David Pletz said in an interview. The Canadian warplanes flew beside a Russian An26, looked into the cockpit and then followed the potential intruder for several minutes, said Pletz, the commander of the detachment of four CF18s based in Lithuania and head of the CATF.
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10/02/2014
Boeing completed initial flight and delivery of the first, new-build MH-47G configured Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command Sept. 29, 2014 – a full month ahead of schedule.
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10/02/2014
Iraq's Ministry of Defense has received the third batch of Russian Mi-35M helicopters, as part of a contract signed in 2012, an official representative of the Centre for Analysis of World Arms Trade (CAWAT) told RIA Novosti Wednesday. "The exact number of helicopters in the third batch is not mentioned, but, most likely, Baghdad received four Mi-35Ms, like in the first two batches," the CAWAT representative said.
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