August 13, 2016 Military Aviation News

Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq

08/13/2016

U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.

India scales down search for missing military aircraft IAF AN-32

08/13/2016

India has scaled down its largest ever maritime search as chances diminish of finding a missing military aircraft in the Bay of Bengal. The AN32 transport plane with 29 persons onboard disappeared from radar off the Chennai coast on July 22.

Russia Deploys S-400 Air Defense System to Crimea

08/13/2016

Amid reports of Ukrainian military buildup along the border, Russia has announced the deployment of an S-400 air defense system into the Crimean Peninsula. The advanced missile system is designed to prevent enemy combat aircraft access to the surrounding airspace.

RSAF gets a chance to spread its wings

08/13/2016

The ability to deploy live explosives and skirt land threats in a multinational air combat exercise have helped Singapore's air force greatly, said key personnel involved. The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has also been able to strengthen its ties with militaries from other nations participating in the exercise, called Pitch Black, the largest multilateral air combat exercise held in the Australian continent.

B-52 releases JASSM from internal bay: Success marks another 'first-ever' for AFTC

08/13/2016

Team Edwards accomplished another first recently by executing a clean separation of three Joint Attack Surface Standoff Missiles, or JASSMs, from the internal weapons bay of a B-52 Stratofortress here. The aircraft has long been capable of carrying JASSMs on its wing pylons, but this is the first time they have been successfully released from Conventional Rotary Launcher in the internal bay.

The A-10 Warthog Won’t Last Forever. Here Are 5 Potential Successors

08/13/2016

No one has more friends in Washington than the A-10 Thunderbolt, an aged attack plane made famous by its 30-millimeter Gatling cannon and durability—both in battle in the Middle East and in skirmishes between Congress and the U.S. Air Force.

US Supplying $490Mln Worth of Aegis Systems to Japan, S. Korea Navies

08/13/2016

The Department of Defense announced that the US Navy has ordered Aegis systems costing nearly half a billion dollars’ for the navies of Japan and South Korea under the Foreign Military Sales program.

India Rejects SAAB's Offer to Develop Tejas MK1A Aircraft

08/13/2016

Swedish defense firm SAAB had offered to set up a production unit in India to collaborate with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the co-development of the Tejas MK1A fighter aircraft.

Russia Working on Manned, Unmanned 6th Generation Fighter Jets

08/13/2016

Russian Aerospace Forces Commander Viktor Bondarev said that the construction of sixth generation of jet fighters is not far off. Russia is simultaneously developing both manned and unmanned sixth-generation jet fighters, Russian Aerospace Forces Commander Viktor Bondarev said Friday.

All Articles