January 25, 2015 Military Aviation News

RAF Tornado jets get anti-crash system 25 years after recommendation

01/25/2015

Moray-based Tornado fighter jets are finally being fitted with anti-crash systems – a quarter of a century after they were first recommended. The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that eight of the RAF’s Tornado GR4s now have the collision avoidance technology installed, with more to follow.

Iran’s Drones Are Back in Iraq

01/25/2015

In recent years Iran’s drones have buzzed into action over Israel, Syria and Lebanon. And now Iranian drones are returning to the scene of their birth—the skies of Iraq, where Tehran’s flying robots saw their combat debut during the 198os Iran-Iraq war.

Red Flag training exercise to begin at Nellis Monday

01/25/2015

Aircraft from 21 Air Force and Marine Corps squadrons, as well as aircraft from the United Kingdom and Australia, will take part in three weeks of combat training exercises beginning Monday at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. Under Red Flag 15-1, more than 125 aircraft will depart Nellis twice a day. Some aircraft will stay in the air for up to five hours as pilots practice combat maneuvers.

2 Marines die after their helicopter crashes in Southern California

01/25/2015

Two Marines died after their helicopter crashed on a training mission in Southern California, the military said in a statement. The aircraft went down around 4:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. ET) Friday at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California.

UK Taranis unmanned combat aircraft demostrator likely basis for post-2030 UK airforce

01/25/2015

Taranis is an unmanned combat aircraft system advanced technology demonstrator programme. The Taranis demonstrator is the result of one-and-a-half-million man hours of work by the UK’s leading scientists, aerodynamicists and systems engineers from 250 UK companies.

CENTCOM Says US-Led Coalition Launches 26 Airstrikes in One Day Against IS

01/25/2015

The international US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) has launched 26 airstrikes against the militants' positions in Syria and Iraq in one day, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Saturday. The United States and its allies have “continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct 13 airstrikes.

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