Military Aviation News Archive
09/10/2010
The military will have a robust air fleet next year, but in the meantime, the Philippine Air Force has to make do with what is available to perform its job, an Air Force official said Wednesday.
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09/10/2010
Russia will team up with foreign firms to manufacture unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) on its soil, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Thursday.
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09/09/2010
Have you ever wanted your own remote controlled reconnaissance drone? Have you ever wanted to be able to control an aircraft from your iPhone and to be able to see what’s going on some where that you aren’t?
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09/09/2010
India and Russia have finalized arrangements to jointly develop the Multi-role Transport Aircraft (MTA) with each side pooling in $300.35 million.
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09/09/2010
BAE Systems announced today that it will pursue the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Pilot Training Family of Systems with the world’s most advanced and successful fast jet training system, the proven Hawk Advanced Jet Training System.
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09/08/2010
Alenia Aermacchi - a Finmeccanica Company - a world leader in the design, production of military training aircraft and integrated solutions, attends the 18th International Defence Industry Exhibition MSPO at Kielce (Poland) from 6 to 8 September 2010.
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09/08/2010
While US and European aerospace companies, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Airbus Military and Antonov, are intensely competing in the global tactical airlift market, an unexpected competitor has quietly positioned itself in the key players’ backyard and, in the future, may be reaching out beyond its ancestral geographic and business environment.
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09/08/2010
The S-70i(TM) BLACK HAWK helicopter, the international variant of the BLACK HAWK helicopter, is on public display for the first time. Built at PZL Mielec, Sikorsky Aircraft's company in Poland, the aircraft will be on static display at the MSPO exhibition through Sept. 9. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp..
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09/08/2010
Russia will deliver two of its contracted Su fighter jets to Indonesia on Thursday, which is two days later comparing to the previously announced date, a source close to negotiations said.
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09/07/2010
Analysts and media in the region say the duelling drills are yet another sign that a new Cold War is developing on the Korean peninsula.
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09/07/2010
The current opinion in some circles, mostly in the United States, is that at some point in the near future , the growing imposition of devastating economic sanctions on Iran will hopefully convince its radical religious leaders to terminate their pursuit of nuclear weapons.
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09/06/2010
Reports are circulating that cash strapped Britain and France could share aircraft carriers in a move to save both countries money.
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09/06/2010
Emerging technology can ease the problem of wind farms causing interference with air-traffic control systems. But deployment of that technology in the U.S. has been slowed by questions over authority and cost.
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09/06/2010
Some 50 Russian military servicemen are undergoing training in the use of Israeli-built unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Monday.
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09/06/2010
India successfully test-fired the BrahMos cruise missile with the missile performing its first steep dive at supersonic speed, The Hindu reported on Monday.
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09/06/2010
Russia will deliver the last of six contracted Su fighter jets to Indonesia on September 7 and 16, an informed source said on Monday.
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09/05/2010
Poland’s plans to procure a new advanced jet training system can act as a catalyst for Polish industry in a number of industrial sectors, not just in aerospace and defence, according to Alan Garwood, group business development director at BAE Systems - the world’s second largest defence, security and aerospace company.
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09/05/2010
There can be no doubt that China is trying to apply pressure on India through measures like refusing a visa to India’s Northern Army Commander in Jammu and Kashmir, issuing stapled visas to people from that state visiting China, undertaking large-scale projects in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and discussing the possibility of limited war against India. The New York Times has reported that 7,000-11,000 Chinese troops have been deployed in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and that the area is closed to the
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09/04/2010
South Sudan’s military is in the process of acquiring 10 Russian-made helicopters, according to documents seen by VOA.
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09/04/2010
The US Air Force is in the process of redistributing the F-22 flight squadrons. The Secretary of the Air Force and the chief of staff of the Air Force determined the most effective basing for the F-22.
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09/04/2010
A newly developed broad-spectrum laser mounted on choppers could effectively dazzle shoulder-launched antiaircraft weapons in flight, and prevent them from finding and destroying their targets.
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09/04/2010
The Conservative government has been warning of the increasing threat of Russian excursions into Canadian airspace, but newly released details about such air patrols show that the majority don't even involve Canadian territory or interceptions by Canadian fighter aircraft.
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09/04/2010
Britain and France will consider sharing Europe's new A400M military transport aircraft as part of closer military ties, but have ruled out common use of aircraft carriers, the countries' defence ministers said.
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09/03/2010
Saab AB is stepping up a campaign to sell its Gripen warplane in Asia and eastern Europe as Switzerland’s decision to delay a $1 billion fighter purchase threatens to curtail production of the 1,320 mile-per-hour jet.
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09/03/2010
Another Lockheed Martin C-5 is being transformed into the world’s most capable strategic airlifter, the C-5M Super Galaxy.
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