Military Aviation News Archive
03/25/2010
Military helicopters have sophisticated electronic countermeasures to detect and defend against surface-to-air missiles, by jamming or fooling the seekers that guide the missiles to target. Now the Pentagon’s far-out research arm wants to take things a step further, by protecting against unguided — but equally dangerous — small arms fire.
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03/25/2010
The head of the air transport division of Hungary's National Transport Authority has been suspended over an Israeli military exercise in Hungarian airspace, Transport Minister Peter Honig said on Wednesday.
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03/25/2010
The FA/18F Super Hornets, Australia’s first new air combat aircraft in 25 years will fly into their home base, RAAF Amberley this Friday.
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03/25/2010
This striking picture shows the RAF intercepting two long-range Russian "Blackjack" bombers after they breached UK airspace off the Scottish coast.
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03/25/2010
The Pentagon is weighing "interesting proposals" for a possible multiyear purchase of Boeing Co's F-18 fighter aircraft, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Congress on Wednesday, amid lawmakers' concerns about a U.S. combat aircraft shortfall.
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03/25/2010
Lockheed Martin’s Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb successfully completed a series of six flight tests March 3 at Eglin Air Force Base, FL. The Paveway II Plus LGB uses an enhanced laser guidance package, significantly improving precision when compared to existing Paveway II LGBs.
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03/24/2010
India to Get Second AWACS on Thursday
New Delhi | Mar 23, 2010 PRINT SHARE COMMENTS
India will receive another Israeli-made Phalcon Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) on Thursday, giving it the second 'eye in the sky' for enhanced surveillance that would virtually cover the entire nation.
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03/24/2010
A prototype for the T-129, an attack helicopter being developed by the Italian-British AgustaWestland for the Turkish Army, has crashed during a test flight in Italy but the pilots survived, the program's main Turkish partner announced March 23.
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03/24/2010
The U2 spy aircraft, famed for high-altitude Cold War espionage missions over the Soviet Union, is enjoying a new lease of life in Afghanistan as the best spotter of Taleban roadside bombs in the allies’ arsenal.
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03/24/2010
Two Red Arrows aircraft yesterday collided in mid-air over Crete, leaving one pilot in hospital and an aircraft destroyed.
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03/24/2010
Budgetary complaints, political bickering and financial scandals kept Japan's competition for a new combat aircraft delayed for nearly three years.
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03/24/2010
The Boeing Company, the world’s leading aerospace company, will highlight its commercial and defense capabilities during this year’s FIDAE International Air and Space Fair, which begins March 23 in Santiago.
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03/23/2010
The flying debut of Russia’s answer to the F-22 Raptor isn’t wowing Air Force leaders.
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03/23/2010
Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) is to operate three RC-135V/W Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft supplied under a Foreign Military Sales deal with the U.S. government, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced today.
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03/23/2010
Sweden's Gripen NG, the last of the six fighter aircraft that are being evaluated by the Indian Air Force for the $12 billion medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) deal, left Bangalore on Monday morning for the Air Force Station (AFS) Jaisalmer.
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03/23/2010
A bilateral military pact signed by France and Kuwait late last year was supposed to bolster defense cooperation and sweeten the Gulf state's appetite for Dassault's much-vaunted Rafale war plane.
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03/23/2010
Northrop Grumman Corporation has returned to service with the U.S. Air Force a freshly painted, completely overhauled B-2 stealth bomber known as the "Spirit of Pennsylvania."
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03/22/2010
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. isn’t planning to bid for the Pentagon’s $35 billion Air Force aerial-refueling tanker program, Chief Executive Officer Alexei Fyodorov said, contradicting U.S. media reports.
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03/22/2010
The United Arab Emirates wants to buy the latest U.S. military aircraft known as the Joint-Strike Fighter as it loads up on weapons to counter any threat from Iran, The Financial Times reports Monday.
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03/22/2010
The 22-hour visit to India by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin earlier this month appears to have successfully rekindled some of the passion of the Moscow-New Delhi Cold War relationship and reminded the United States and China they aren't the only dancing partners at the prom.
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03/22/2010
Traditionally a reliable Russian customer, India is also looking further west for its new fighter and attack aircraft; proposals from the U.S., France and Sweden are on the table. The first step of the process is a “fly off” to make sure the proposed aircraft meet the basic requirements. With domestic sales stalling, the contract with India will be one of the most important of the next ten years.
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03/22/2010
Many US legislators say selling Taiwan the 66 F-16s it wants is the best way to prevent the disaster armed conflict would represent.
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03/22/2010
The Pakistan Army has received a fleet of advance AH-1 Cobra combat helicopters from the United States.
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03/22/2010
Selfridge Military Air Museum officials recently announced their 2010 general public hours of operation for the Museum and Air Park as noon to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, Memorial Day and Independence Day, from April 3 through Oct. 31.
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03/22/2010
Relics of Cold War now are 70,000 feet above Afghanistan and Iraq, locating roadside bombs and providing critical intelligence.
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