Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Dutch helicopters join ISAF in Afghan
Three Apaches of the 1st Netherlands Helicopter Detachment,ISAF have arrived at Kabul international airport.
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Germany says to honour Eurofighter, A400M orders
German Defence Minister Peter Struck says Berlin is still committed to 180 Eurofighter and they still intends to buy 60 A400Ms.
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IAF chief to visit France
IAF chief Air Chief Marshal S Krishnaswamy will be in France to discuss the possible acquisition of additional multi-role Mirage-2000 fighters. The French will propose to sell 18 Mirage-2000-Vs off-the-shelf to IAF, followed by licensed production of 108 in India.
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Minot B-52 aircrews refine, polish skills in Guam
Every day, B-52s, from the 23rd Bomb Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., fly over Guam supporting U.S. Pacific Command operations in the region.
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Air Crew Ejects in Tomcat Crash
A F-14D Tomcat from Fighter Squadron (VF) 31, based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., crashed into the ocean approximately two miles west of Point Loma, Calif.
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Atlanta-based Hornet Crashes
Another Hornet crash, this time an F/A-18A Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 203.
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False bomb alert on British aircraft
The crew of a British aircraft carrier visiting the port of Copenhagen called in a bomb alert on Tuesday after an unidentified man left a bag near the gangway.
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Brazil fighter jet bidder sure of fair competition
The Su-35, F-16 fighter, Gripen and Mirage is in a competition for Brazil's $700 million fighter contract.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2004
New Zealand sells jets
New Zealand will sell its 17 A-4 Skyhawk to Advanced Training Systems International Ltd. of Arizona and 17 Aermacchi jet training aircraft to Malaysia.
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F-18 Incident Raises Issue of Military Jets Using Civilian Airports
A near disaster at Raleigh-Durham International Airport has brought to light that military aircraft regularly use civilian airports.
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Biggest Latinamerican air show opens in Santiago.
The XIII edition of the International Air and Space Fair, FIDAE, is being held in Cerrillos airport, close to Santiago, Chile.
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The great Chinese aircraft carrier mystery
Several websites refer to 'eyewitness reports' of three covered graving docks at Shanghai, each with aircraft carrier construction under way.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN, EDO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE JOINT COMMON MISSILE, F/A-18 AIRCRAFT INTEGRATION TESTS
Lockheed Martin and EDO Corporation successfully conducted additional Joint Common Missile (JCM) launcher and missile integration tests on the F/A-18 E/F and F/A-18 C/D aircraft earlier this month. The tests took place at the Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) in China Lake, CA.
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Alyoshin: Irkut Won't Exist in 2 Years
In a similar development, Federal Industry Agency head, Boris Alyoshin, said that the russian government plans to merge all the manufacturers and designers of Sukhoi, MiG, Tupolev and Ilyushin aircraft into a National Aircraft Building Corp.
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New law to allow foreigners to have up to 49% in aircraft industry
A new law is being draft that will allow foreign businesses to increase their share in the Russian aircraft industry up to 49 percent.
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Coal Next Generation of Jet Fuel
A team of Penn State researchers are demonstrating that jet fuel for future military aircraft can be made from bituminous coal.
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TURKEY REJECTS FAULT WITH ISRAELI F-4 UPGRADE
Turkey's Air Forces Command said that an Israeli-led modernization project was not connected to a crash of two F-4 fighter-jets recently.
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Monday, March 29, 2004
NASA's X-43A PROVES HYPERSONIC SCRAMJET FLIGHT
NASA's second X-43A hypersonic research aircraft flew successfully, the X-43A reached its test speed of Mach 7.
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Practice makes perfect
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115, the Silver Eagles, are busy this month preparing for a six-month deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman.
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Powell did not refer to sale of F-16s to Pakistan
The United States has clarified that no reference to possible supply of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan was made �at all� either by the Secretary of State, Colin Powell or Senator, Mr Ernest Hollings at a Senate committee hearing.
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23% of Irkut Sold for $127M
Foreign and domestic investors snap up $127 million worth of shares in fighter jet maker Irkut on Friday
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Crashed MiG-17 found in N.M.; pilot dead
Searchers have found the MiG-17 fighter plane that crashed. The pilot was killed.
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French carrier impresses officials Charles de Gaulle 'magnificent' - Bahrain
A group of Bahraini and French officials and businessmen visited the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle currently touring the Arabian Gulf.
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Sunday, March 28, 2004
Pak may get more US choppers, F-16s
Testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee�s Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, Secretary of State Colin Powell said that the United States is considering supplying more helicopters and possibly F-16s to Islamabad.
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1994: Maiden flight for future fighter jet
On 27 March 1994, the Eurofighter made its first flight by German pilot Peter Weger from an airfield at Manching, Germany.
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Mi-35 choppers now become more lethal
India's only dedicated attack helicopter, the Russian-origin Mi-35, can now wage war round-the-clock.
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Hornet Pilot Unhurt Following Crash
A Navy F/A-18 Hornet crashed at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina.
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C-17 crew wins Mackay Trophy
The crew of the lead C-17 Globemaster III on the March 26, 2003, airdrop over northern Iraq won the National Aeronautic Association's Clarence Mackay Trophy for 2003..
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Saturday, March 27, 2004
Merlins in the USA
A pair of Merlin support helicopters from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire have undertaken a sales tour in the United States in an effort to obtain sales for the aircraft from American sources. The two aircraft of No 28 Squadron are pictured during the trip over New York and Florida. All images by Sgt Jack Pritchard, RAF Corporate Communications. Crown Copyright
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MiG-17 Still Missing After Nightlong Search
A privately owned MiG-17 is missing in the United States.
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EADS Wants Irkut Stake, but Skips IPO
European aerospace giant EADS said Thursday that it is interested in buying a stake in warplane maker Irkut Corp. as part of its expansion in Russia.
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Ramstein begins upgrading C-130 fleet
The Air Force is refurbishing some of its oldest C-130E Hercules aircraft, based at Ramstein, to keep the service�s cargo-lifting workhorse in the air.
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Osan airmen practice �hot pit refueling�
During combat readiness exercise this week at Osan Air Base, South Korea, the airmen got to practice �hot pit refueling.�
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Local hero
In an e-mail interview from Lakenheath, England, Skip Pribyl explains how he landed an F-15 with just 2 landing gears working and with minimal damage.
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IDF unveils new miniature surveillance planes
The Israel Defense Forces displayed the BIRDY and the Spy There mini-drones produced by Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). IAI also displayed two prototype micro-drones, the Mosquito and the Mosquito 1.5. These tiny spy gadgets weigh a mere 250 grams (9 ounces) and 500 grams (18 ounces) each.
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Joint Strike Fighter under attack on Capitol Hill
Lt. Gen. Ronald E. Keys, deputy chief of staff for air and space operations, told lawmakers that the USAF would not be interested in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter if a technical glitch could not be overcome or if program funds were cut off.
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Wright-Pat general lauds F/A-22 Raptor
Lt. Gen. William R. Looney III, commander of the Aeronautical Systems Center, who once flew F-15s, said the stealthy Raptor has been untouchable in mock dogfights with Eagles, even when outnumbered two-to-one.
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Friday, March 26, 2004
Boeing Unmanned Combat Aircraft Drops First Weapon
A Boeing X-45A unmanned combat aircraft dropped a 250-pound inert Small Smart Bomb last Saturday at the Precision Impact Range Area in the Southern California desert.
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On DRDO plate: AWACS revival, Agni-III testfire
India is planning to revive its own AWACS (Airborne Early Warning and Control System) project. India had been forced to shelve its earlier early warning radar project in 1999 after an Avro aircraft modified to carry the system crashed, killing all scientists on board.
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Raptors on target for 2004 arrival
The first operational F/A-22 fighter jet will arrive at Langley Air Force Base in November
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Navy, Marine leaders urge no delay in Joint Strike Fighter program
Warning that every year of delay adds $1 billion to the cost of the program, Navy and Marine Corps leaders Wednesday pleaded with Congress not to impose further delays on the Joint Strike Fighter.
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TPS graduated 41 women with the 'right stuff'
Over the years, the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School has graduated 41 women.
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Close-air support variant of Joint Strike Fighter too heavy
The U.S. Air Force will take over the STOVL program of the F-35 in June.
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Team US101 Opens Patuxent River Office to Support Presidential Helicopter Program
Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for Team US101 competing to build the next-generation fleet of helicopters for the president of the United States, has opened a program office adjacent to Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
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Eurofighter Seen Overtaking US Fighter Makers In Revenues
Forecast International predicts that the Europe firms are expected to surpass U.S. firms in sales of fighter/attack/jet trainer aircraft.
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EU tackles China arms ban
France is spearheading EU moves to lift the ban of weapons including mirage fighters to China next week at an EU summit.
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Sergeant rides F-16 he fixed
Master Sergeant Gary Newman got a seat in the back of an F-16D that he spend 2 years repairing.
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Thursday, March 25, 2004
Contest III
The winner for yesterday is Sallihin from Singapore.
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Split-second shot
Capt. Christopher Stricklin ejects from the USAF Thunderbirds No. 6 aircraft less than a second before it impacted the ground at an air show last year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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KAI�s T-50 Begins External Stores Flight Testing
Flight testing with external stores began recently for the T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic trainer.
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US Navy delays $1.6 bln award for W.House chopper
The U.S. Navy has delayed a decision to select the next presidential helicopter. Navy acquisitions chief John Young said the Navy needed more time to discuss the design, performance and cost of the new helicopters with the two bidding teams. No new target date was set.
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AWACS planes may support security effort at Athens Olympics
NATO will likely agree to the Greek government�s request to patrol its airspace during the Olympics.
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GREECE SELECTS BAe SYSTEMS FOR APACHE SUBCONTRACT
BAe's Helicopter Integrated Defensive Aids System, or HIDAS, will be installed on Greece's AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter.
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U.S. Air Force, Lockheed agree terms for more F/A-22s
The U.S. Air Force has also agreed to buy 22 more F/A-22 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin for less than $110 million per plane. The agreement was made verbally and a final contract will be complete next month.
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Defense panel clears F/A-22 for key tests
The Pentagon's defense acquisition board cleared the F/A-22 to begin operational testing and evaluation next month.
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Hornet pilot rescued uninjured after crash off S.C. coast
A Navy F/A-18 Hornet on a routine training mission crashed off the coast of South Carolina. The pilot was rescued uninjured.
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Columbus Air Force Base has a new wing commander.
Col. Stephen W. Wilson, a former B-1 bomber pilot who directed bombing campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq replaced Col. Steve Schmidt as commander of Columbus Air Force Base.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Contest III
Click on the link to enter the contest, good luck! And the winner for yesterday is Jesse Sloman from New York. Today is last day of contest, keep trying. There are very few correct entries everyday, chances of winning is very high.
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Karbala retreat raises questions about choppers
In this final installment, the failed raid at Karbala led the Army to change the way Apaches will be used in future conflicts.
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Building of carrier to be TLC special
A two-hour documentary by The Learning Channel, called "Mega-Carrier," will be aired in two segments after the air craft carrier George H.W. Bush. is completed in 5 years time.
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A-10 pilot takes aim on terrorism
1st Lt. Michael Stock, the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron�s newest, youngest pilot, got his first taste of combat experience recently.
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Second test could boost or bomb NASA Langley's supersonic jet
NASA researchers hope that the second flight of the X-43A would be successful.
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GREECE LAUNCHES F-16 EW PROJECT
Greece will spend an estimated $242 million to install electronic warfare systems on the new F-16 fleet of the Hellenic Air Force.
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Civilian pilot makes emergency landing at Cannon
A civilian pilot suvived because Cannon Air Force Base took emergency steps to guide his damaged plane to Cannon�s runways during severe weather on March 12.
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Georgia Woman Soars to 'the Edge of Space & Back' Aboard MiG-25
Winner of the Travelers Advantage Sweepstakes climbs 80,000 feet above Russian Air Field
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Typhoon Begins Service at Italian Air Force BaseThe Italian Air Force have taken delivery of Typhoon IT002 in a ceremony at the Italian Air Force Base in Grosseto. IT002, a twin-seat aircraft, was handed over to 4th Squadron and is one of 29 aircraft to be delivered to Italy in Tranche 1 of the programme.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2004
Contest II
Click on the link to enter the contest, good luck! And the winner for yesterday is Jeremy Seah from Singapore. Those who answered correctly yesterday, I'll still keep your entries for today and tomorrow's contests. Keep sending to increase your chances though.
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Shot down
We continue part two of the yesterday's story by San Antonio Express on the Apache shot down in Iraq one year ago.
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First C-130J arrives for active duty
The first U.S. Airforce C-130J Hercules assigned to an active-duty unit has arrived at Little Rock Air Force Base.
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Confusion Surrounds F/A-22 Upgrade Program
The development of ground attack upgrades to the F/A-22 and the FB-22 bomber version has caused confusion in the U.S. Capital.
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Pratt & Whitney To Have Seven F135s in Test by Midsummer
According to AWST, Pratt & Whitney is on schedule in its F135 testing for the JSF.
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Blue Angels buzz air show
Thousands turn up to watch the Blue Angels at the Lemoore Naval Air Station.
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QATAR EXAMINES F-16, EUROPEAN FIGHTERS
Qatar is taking a close look at the F-16, Rafale, Gripen and Eurofighter for a replacement of their Mirage 2000.
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Monday, March 22, 2004
Contest I
Click on the link to enter the contest, good luck!
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Flight into ambush
The first of three articles that described in detail the apache mission in Iraq last year which ended with the shooting down of an apache.
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Ding-dong over controversial defence deal
While Australian defence observers are critical of the Government's decision to scrap the F-111 early and join the development of the F-35 aircraft. Air Commodore John Harvey doesn't think so.
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Pentagon considers more nukes
The Pentagon is weighing the prospect of keeping multiple nuclear warheads on its land-based ballistic missiles, a reversal of a decade-long move toward aiming fewer nuclear weapons at Russia.
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Pak hopes to get F-16 aircraft from US
As Secretary of State Colin Powell designated Pakistan a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA). Pakistan is hopeful it may qualify to get F-16 aircraft and even �depleted uranium ammunition� from the US.
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