Military Aviation News Archive
02/08/2011
US Defence major Boeing will unveil an advanced version of its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft here at the biennial Aero India show starting Thursday.
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02/08/2011
"The Indian government is slowly expanding its scope to different avenues to acquire different products," says its Chief Executive, Roger Rose.
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02/08/2011
A senior Iranian Air Force commander announced on Monday that the country has succeeded in overhauling its strategic Mig-29 fighter jets inside the country.
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02/08/2011
The Northrop Grumman/U.S. Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) program’s X-47B achieved successful first flight at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Feb. 4. Lockheed Martin congratulates the U.S. Navy and the Northrop Grumman-led industry team on accomplishing this significant program milestone.
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02/08/2011
The first of 15 MC-130Js currently on order for U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command has completed final assembly at the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta. Following painting and production flight test the aircraft will be delivered this summer.
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02/08/2011
Russia will exhibit over 80 types of weaponry at the upcoming Aero India 2011 air show, state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said in a statement.
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02/06/2011
The maker of China's new stealth fighter jet has teamed up with a tiny, unprofitable California company to try to launch bids for U.S. defense contracts, possibly including one to supply Chinese helicopters to replace the aging Marine One fleet used by the president, according to people involved in the partnership.
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02/05/2011
India will hold its largest air show starting February 9 in Bangalore where 30 countries would bring their latest aerospace products including fighter jets and transport and civilian aircraft. The eighth edition of the biennial Aero India being held from February 9 to 13 is expected to surpass all previous editions of the premiere air show in terms of participation and volume, Secretary Defence Production Raj Kumar Singh said here.
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02/05/2011
The Croatian Ministry of Defence has invited representatives from Russian fighter aircraft manufacturers to evaluate whether any of Croatia's fighter planes could be modernized.
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02/05/2011
A two-seater Harrier jet that that helped Britain triumph in the Falklands War, is now being offered for 69,999 pounds on eBay, complete with both cannon and missile storage pods.
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02/05/2011
The Ministry’s press service told APA that according to the statement, SU-25 military aircraft owned by the Air Defense Forces crashed during the exercise at 17.25 on February 3. The front landing gear failed to descend. The crew took all measures for landing, but the landing gear did not descend.
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02/05/2011
The first induction of a military aircraft from the US in around five decades will take place on Saturday with the formal commissioning of the first C-130J 'Super Hercules' military transport plane customised for "special operations".
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02/05/2011
Russia's MiG corporation on Friday carried out the first test fight of a MiG-29 fighter modernized under a contract with the Indian Air Force (IAF).
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02/04/2011
Red Flag 11-2 is a large force exercise requiring many units to work together like a well-oiled machine, and if one piece were taken out, the whole operation would grind to a halt.
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02/04/2011
Bulgaria has approached Western powers over the potential acquisition of fighter jets.
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02/04/2011
Australia is seeking a 10-year Through-Life-Support arrangement from the United States for 24 MH-60R helicopters.
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02/04/2011
Lockheed Martin will present a program briefing and engagement opportunities for members of the media at the Air Force Association’s 27th Annual Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 17-18.
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02/02/2011
Boeing said Tuesday it would submit a new, "final" bid for a $35 billion contract to supply the US military with 179 aerial refueling tankers, as it tries to beat European rival Airbus.
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02/02/2011
All six participants of a tender to supply 126 light fighter jets to the Indian air force will showcase full flight displays at Aero India 2011 air show, the organizers said.
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02/01/2011
U.S. military commanders are expressing confidence that they can hold their own in the face of faster-than-expected advances by China's military, but looming cost cuts are adding to doubts about the future of American power in the Pacific.
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02/01/2011
Besides the Eurofighter Typhoons and the F16s, two home-grown metal birds— the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Navy— will be seen at the upcoming Aero India 2011, which will be held at the Air Force Station Yelahanka between February 9 and 13.
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02/01/2011
Israel seems determined to acquire a fleet of Lockheed Martin's costly F-35 stealth fighters despite the plethora of problems plaguing the development of the fifth-generation jet.
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02/01/2011
Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic reached an agreement to carry out joint projects for the modernization of military aircrafts.
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02/01/2011
The Boeing Company delivered the 11th C-40A transport aircraft to the U.S. Navy on Jan. 28 from the company’s Wichita facility. In this photo, the aircraft taxis at the site just prior to delivery.
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01/31/2011
Iraq is reportedly on the verge of signing a $13 billion deal with the Pentagon for advanced weapons systems, including Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter interceptors. But the French are trying to muscle in.
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