Military Aviation News Archive
04/26/2010
Call it a reusable space vehicle. Call it a space plane. But whatever you do, just don’t call it a space weapon.
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04/26/2010
Raytheon’s new contract with the U.S. Air Force to upgrade the U.S. Global Positioning System may be worth twice as much as originally thought due to demand for military and commercial use.
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04/25/2010
Iran has overhauled and modernized its warplanes, including the "sophisticated" F-14 Tomcat fighter jets, an Iranian military official said on Tuesday.
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04/24/2010
Perhaps highlighting the unprecedented breakdown in relations between Israel and the United States, Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff evaded responding to a question if the United States would shoot down an IAF fighter jet heading to Iran to attack that country’s nuclear facilities.
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04/24/2010
Pond scum, grass clippings and old T-shirts may not seem to be terribly appetizing topics, but they are providing food for thought as alternative energy sources that can power today’s United States military aircraft and support broader military strategy aimed at fuel independence.
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04/24/2010
Russia's Irkut Corp has pledged an investment of US$5 billion (RM16.5 billion) to establish a full-fledged and diversified original equipment manufacturing (OEM) facility in Sungkai, Perak, soon.
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04/24/2010
The creation of the Boomerang combat aircraft was a remarkable chapter in our aviation history.
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04/24/2010
NEW DELHI: India will introduce an advanced fighter jet it is building with Russia in 2018, a move that will bring sophistication to its air power but could also spark unease among neighbours China and Pakistan.
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04/24/2010
Light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas took a significant step towards induction into the Indian Air Force on Friday afternoon.
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04/24/2010
Boeing today announced the successful launch of the Boeing-built Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), also known as the X-37B, for the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office.
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04/23/2010
Oshkosh Airport Products, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, today unveiled the new Striker® Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis. Wrapped in a sleek and aero fiberglass body, the new Striker features a wide range of industry leading innovations.
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04/23/2010
China is in the midst of an ambitious bid to modernize its military by the middle of this century. A key part of this effort is to downsize its army -- the world's largest -- while beefing up its air force and navy. This will enable China to project military force farther beyond its borders.
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04/23/2010
More than 125 Russian dual-purpose and combat aircraft will take part in the military fly-past during the May 9 Victory Day celebrations in central Moscow, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Vladimir Drik told Interfax on Thursday.
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04/23/2010
An F-35A fighter became the seventh F-35 Lightning II aircraft to begin test flight here to validate its weapons suite.
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04/23/2010
Britain has temporarily suspended military flight training on Eurofighter Typhoon jets after inspectors found deposits of ash in an engine of a fleet plane, the Ministry of Defence said Thursday.
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04/23/2010
An Iraqi Air Force C-130 Hercules touches down at a base west of Baghdad as Iraqi pilots and their American instructors watch from the runway - a graceful landing for the bulky four-turboprop airlifter, one of several now owned by Iraq.
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04/23/2010
Boeing on April 19 conducted the first flight of F-15K41, the first of 21 F-15K Slam Eagles the company is producing under the Next Fighter II contract for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF).
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04/23/2010
U.S. Coast Guard officials continue to investigate a helicopter crash on southern Lake Huron during a nighttime training exercise Tuesday.
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04/22/2010
Greek fighter jets intercepted Turkish jets training in international air space over the Aegean Sea three times Tuesday, said the Turkish General Staff on its website on Wednesday.
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04/22/2010
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps is expected to begin air, land and sea exercises in the Persian Gulf, perhaps as soon as Thursday, according to Iran's IRIB news agency.
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04/22/2010
Camber Corporation announced today that the T-1A aircraft with the modification to support CSO training had its first flight today, April 21, 2010.
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04/22/2010
Believe it or not, but today you can choose all the excitement in the community provided you come with enough money to spend.
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04/22/2010
Israel's defense community is divided on the importance of securing U.S. backing for an independent Israeli military strike on Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported today (see GSN, April 20).
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04/22/2010
When an Icelandic volcano erupted last week, it didn't just wreak havoc with commercial flights. It grounded American jet fighters and some of the most advanced air forces in the world.
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04/22/2010
Boeing [NYSE: BA] is supporting the U.S. Navy's biofuel-powered flight, scheduled to take place on Earth Day, April 22.
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