September 20, 2015 Military Aviation News

Blue Angels crew pushes the envelope with 'Fat Albert'

09/20/2015

Fighter jocks aren’t the only Blue Angels who challenge the limits of capability and precision. The team’s maintenance and support crew also takes pride in pushing the envelope with a C-130 Hercules, and on Friday they took Navy Times along for the ride.

Venezuelan soldiers reported crossing border into Colombia

09/20/2015

Inhabitants of the village of Majayura in the Colombian municipality of Maicao reported that troops of Venezuela's Bolivarian National Guard, or GNB, had crossed the border and entered the country.

Watch how DARPA’s new close air support system works on an A-10 attack jet

09/20/2015

Modern ground combat is a mess of factors that result in an overwhelming amount of friction. People are trying to kill one another, communication can be near impossible and separating civilians from the enemy is a herculean task.

India Must Enhance Its Aerial Capabilities Soon: Air Force Chief

09/20/2015

For India to have a greater strategic footprint in the existing world order, it will have to improve its aerial platforms, Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said today. Enhanced air mobility, heavy lift, airborne early warning and in-flight refueling were considered inescapable, were among the platforms that India will need to build on over time, he said.

High stakes: US begins military talks with Russia over Syria

09/20/2015

As the first Russian combat aircraft arrived in Syria, the Obama administration reached out to Moscow on Friday to try to coordinate actions in the war zone and avoid an accidental escalation of one of the world's most volatile conflicts.

The RAF will always honour the legacy of The Few

09/20/2015

Seventy-five years ago, the Battle of Britain was being fought in the skies above our country. From June 1940, Britain had stood alone as the last bastion of freedom and democracy in Europe. Between Hitler’s invasion plans and our freedom stood the Royal Air Force and its ability to secure the skies.

Russia sends combat aircraft to Syria

09/20/2015

As the first Russian combat aircraft arrived in Syria, the Obama administration reached out to Moscow to try to coordinate actions in the war zone and avoid an accidental escalation of one of the world's most volatile conflicts.

Putin Instructs Ministers to Ink Deal to Establish Air Base in Belarus

09/20/2015

Russian President Vladimir Putin has given the go-ahead for a contract that will green-light the establishment of a Russian air base in Belarus. A corresponding document was released on Saturday on the official internet-portal for legal information.

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