January 05, 2015 Military Aviation News
01/05/2015
U.S. Special Operations Forces are in the fight in Iraq against ISIL (Islamic State), but not in the way you might think. According to Gary Boucher, outgoing spokesperson at the Combined Joint Task Force for Operation Inherent Resolve - these Special Operations Forces (SOF) are currently partnered with Kurdish Regional Government Forces, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service.
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01/05/2015
As if more evidence were needed that the United States and Russia have indeed embarked upon a New Cold War, the news comes that Russia has revised its military doctrine for the first time since 2010. Decrying what it sees as Western efforts to turn Ukraine into a "front line of confrontation,” the revised doctrine would allow for Russia to deploy precision conventional weapons “as part of strategic deterrent measures” against what it sees as its principal threat: NATO.
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01/05/2015
Saudi Arabia is looking to offload its remaining Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II combat aircraft, according to a solicitation posted online on 18 December. The proposed sale, details of which were posted on the AvBuyer website, will see the Kingdom divest itself of 79 F-5 aircraft that it procured in the 1970s and 1980s.
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01/05/2015
Paris has indicated that it will try to carry forward the much-delayed talks in order to strike the deal as soon as possible. The signing of the deal will allow France to export 126 Rafale fighter aircraft to the South Asian country. India is yet to finalise the deal with France as it is looking at the option of acquiring more Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets from Russia.
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01/05/2015
Will the Islamic State last through 2015? It seems unlikely. At least, not as the effective force it represented in 2014, especially after its June 9 conquest of Mosul, the second-largest city in Iraq. By the end of 2014, after initial successes on several fronts in both Iraq and Syria, ISIS forces began to be pushed back on several fronts.
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01/05/2015
The state Air National Guard hopes that 73 words signed into law on Dec. 16 by President Obama as part of a $1.1 trillion spending bill represent a commitment to modernize its eight aging C-130s and keep it in business past mid-2020. At that time, the planes will need to have been upgraded to be able to fly in a satellite-based navigation and air traffic control system that is becoming the world standard. But first, the planes have to survive likely Air Force cuts in the Air Guard’s C-130 fleet.
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01/05/2015
The U.S. Air Force’s fleet of drones is being strained to the “breaking point,” according to senior military officials and an internal service memo acquired by The Daily Beast. And it’s happening right when the unmanned aircraft are most needed to fight ISIS. The Air Force has enough MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper drones. It’s just doesn’t have the manpower to operate those machines.
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01/05/2015
Here we retell and update the stories of people and events that were top newsmakers in 2014. Expect some of them to continue to make news in 2015.
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01/05/2015
Every fighter pilot will be able to stay airborne for longer durations as the plane will be able to replenish its supply of oxygen in air itself in the not-toodistant future. On Board Oxygen Generation System (OBOGS) — developed by the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) to produce oxygen in air — will allow pilots to fly without the aid of heavy oxygen cylinders.
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01/05/2015
The Pakistan Armed Forces killed at least 31 militants and destroyed a number of shelters and training facilities in the country's northwest, the army said Saturday. "[Four] terrorist hideouts and a suicide bomber training center were destroyed. 31 terrorists, including some suicide bombers, were killed in precise aerial strikes in Tirrah, Khyber today," the army's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press statement read.
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