August 08, 2015 Military Aviation News
08/08/2015
The current situation in Iraq and Syria clearly indicates that the coalition, and not ISIL, now dictates the pace of operations, a U.S. Central Command spokesman said today during a telephonic press conference with Pentagon reporters.
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08/08/2015
The German military is to invest billions of euros to fix recurring problems with its aircraft, helicopters and other military equipment, an official said on Friday. "We will invest up to €6 billion ($6.5 billion) in the next seven to eight years to obtain improvements in these areas," a defense ministry spokesman told AFP.
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08/08/2015
Beechcraft Defense Co. LLC on Friday announced a milestone delivery of its 900th T-6 military training aircraft. No. 900 was handed over Friday at Beechcraft’s Wichita headquarters to the U.S. Navy Air Wing 5 out of Whiting Field in Milton, Fla.
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08/08/2015
The Russian military released details of a new Air Force and air defense unit Friday that will be based in the Far East of the country and operate in the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, according to Col. Alexander Gordeye, press-secretary for the regional command. Both units will add to the increased militarization of the general Asia-Pacific region after China and the United States have both established a significant military presence there over the last two years.
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08/08/2015
Once upon a time in America, competition was the source for swift innovation and best value. Yet today’s Air Force is attempting to destroy a once vibrant market with a sole-source award of an F-16 advanced radar for the homeland defense mission. Worse yet, their already latent action uses mission urgency as a fallacious justification to bypass acquisition polices and common sense.
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08/08/2015
India rejected a proposal by US defense company Sikorsky Aircraft to increase the price of a delivery contract for S-70B multirole naval helicopters, Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said in the Indian Parliament on Friday.
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08/08/2015
A war of words has broken out over a series of 'friendly' war games between the UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Indian Air Force (IAF), whose Russian-made aircraft reportedly beat the RAF 12-nil in mock battles over the skies of Britain.
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08/08/2015
Despite a number of technical details and specs about the Russian Sukhoi PAK FA (also known as the T-50) fighter jet being known to the general public, the main mystery surrounding the newest aircraft still remains to be unraveled.
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08/08/2015
Russia and India are exploring the possibility of exporting and cooperatively manufacturing Russian helicopters and other military hardware, Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said Friday.
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