Military Aviation News Archive
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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03/21/2010
The United States has diverted a shipment of bunker-busters designated for Israel.
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03/21/2010
The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet will perform on two days at Battle Creek's Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival at W. K. Kellogg Airport.
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03/21/2010
Australia's minister for defense, Sen. John Faulkner, is unruffled by the latest cost and schedule difficulties afflicting the Joint Strike Fighter program. And senior defense officials in Canberra say they believe that Australia's plans to acquire up to 100 F-35A Lightning II aircraft aren't much affected by the JSF project's cost overruns.
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03/21/2010
Think of a paper clip, suggests retired Lieutenant-Colonel Billy Allen. Just as you can only bend one so many times before it breaks, you can only push an aircraft beyond the speed of sound so many times before some crucial part gives out on you.
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03/21/2010
The UAE is near the top of a list of the world’s biggest weapons importers and is set to continue increasing its hi-tech defensive capabilities, according to a new report on international arms transfers.
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03/20/2010
The government has decided to proceed with a $13.1-million Italian contract that would supply the Armed Forces of the Philippines with 18 new training planes by yearend.
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03/20/2010
European aerospace group EADS said Friday that it may rejoin the competition for the U.S. Air Force aerial-refueling tanker contract after the Pentagon gave indications that it would extend the time needed to submit a bid.
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03/20/2010
Two Israeli military aircraft have been sighted flying at a low altitude over the Hungarian capital unbeknown to the country's defense ministry and the civilian and military secret services.
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