Saturday, October 16, 2004
Boeing Begins Flight Testing Upgraded Mission System Aboard NATO AWACS AircraftBoeing has begun mission system flight tests on the first of 17 NATO AWACS aircraft upgraded under the $1.3 billion Mid-Term Modernization program.
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Boeing's J-UCAS Efforts Are 'Coming Together'The Boeing Co. has made significant progress building the first of three X-45C air vehicles it plans to assemble for the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) demonstration program.
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Court tells Air Force to re-examine West Texas practice routeThe U.S. Air Force must do another environmental study on a B-1 bomber practice route in West Texas.
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Lockheed offers F-16s to IndiaLockheed Martin, the makers of F-16 fighter jets, has offered 40 planes to India while controversy rages over their sales to Pakistan after the US presidential elections.
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French experts’ help sought on MirageAfter three Mirage-2000 mishaps within a month, the Indian Air Force has asked experts from Dassault, the French manufacturers, to visit the airbase at Gwalior.
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Friday, October 15, 2004
Two Up, Two downFour F/A-18A Hornets assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, fly in formation over Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Devin Wright.
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Royal Maces Return, Ready with ‘Super’ CapabilitiesStrike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 returned home to Naval Air Facility Atsugi Sept. 22 after participating in the squadron’s transition from the F/A-18C Hornet to the new F/A-18E Super Hornet.
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New Zealand MoD Awards P-3 Systems Upgrade Program To L-3 CommunicationsL-3 Communications announced Tuesday that the New Zealand Ministry of Defense has selected L-3 Communications Integrated Systems for a contract to upgrade mission and communication-navigation systems for New Zealand's 6 P-3K maritime patrol aircraft.
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Name change heralds new era at AF museumThe U.S. Air Force Museum has changed its name to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
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MoD Declares Initial Operating Capability for Apache HelicopterInitial Operating Capability (IOC) has been declared for the U.K. Army’s new generation of Apache AH Mk1 Attack Helicopter.
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Denel appeals for funds to complete Rooivalk projectDenel, the South African state-owned arms manufacturer, says it needs government money to complete the development of its Rooivalk attack helicopter.
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Pacific carrier base still on tableU.S. Navy Secretary Gordon England said there is a "strong desire" to base an aircraft carrier in the Pacific, and Hawai'i and Guam continue to be the only locations looked at, but no decision has been made.
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Germany, Britain close to Eurofighter deal: pressThe Handelsblatt newspaper said Thursday, in an advance extract of its Friday edition, that Germany and Britain are close to sorting out their differences over a second batch of Eurofighter jet aircraft.
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F-35 fix discussed (Registration Required)Top military and civilian officials overseeing the F-35 program presented their plans for resolving weight problems to a Defense Acquisition Board, a review panel headed by Micahel Wynne, under secretary of defense for acquisition.
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US Reportedly Eyes Island Near Taiwan As Military BaseThree years after a Rand defense policy study recommended it, reports in Asian media suggest that the U.S. wants to move some U.S. Marine Corps assets from the Japanese island of Okinawa to the island of Shimoji-shima boasts a 10,000-foot runway.
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Greek warplane crashesOne F-16D crashed and another is missing at Mount Pilio, central Greece.
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Thursday, October 14, 2004
Helmet upgrades enhance air powerThe U.S. Airforce 52nd Fighter Wing's F-16s are now equipped with the Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System.
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Boeing Awarded $767 Million For Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems Capability Demonstration ProgramThe Boeing Company has been awarded $767 million in funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to continue the X-45C portion of the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) demonstration program over the next five years.
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Premier denies Taiwan making missiles, nukesTaiwan is developing medium-range cruise missiles capable of reaching Shanghai or developing nuclear weapons said Taiwan Premier.
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IAI to build training jet with US firmIsrael Aircraft Industries Ltd. has entered into a joint strategic agreement with Colarodo-based Aviation Technology Group (ATG) for the design, development, and manufacturing of a new combat training jet, IAI said Wednesday. The new combat trainer will be called Javeline AJT (Advanced Jet Trainer).
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Okinawa assembly adopts resolution protesting F-15 accidentThe Okinawa prefectural assembly adopted a resolution and a statement on Wednesday in protest of an accident earlier this month involving two U.S. Air Force F-15 fighters that clipped each other in midair off the coast of Okinawa.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Turks renew interest in Israeli UAVsThe Turkish Ministry of Defense is considering buying IAI and Elbit Systems-made UAVs for $100 million.
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Roche, Jumper ‘wear test’ OspreySecretary of the Air Force Dr. James G. Roche and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper flew in a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey recently. General Jumper served as pilot of one craft, and Secretary Roche as a passenger in another.
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Russian combat helicopter production stalled by lack of state fundingThe development of the new Ka-52 Alligator combat helicopter has not been funded by the state in the past two years, Sergey Mikheyev, director-general of the Kamov company, told a news conference at the State Duma, devoted to opening the Russia's Arms show.
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Pak hands over 8 trainer aircraft to Saudi ArabiaPakistan today handed over first batch of eight locally manufactured Super Mushshak lightweight trainer aircraft to Saudi Arabia, marking commencement of the process involving delivery of 20 planes to the Saudi air force in batches.
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Navy Fighter Wing Closes its DoorsAnother chapter was added to the F-14 Tomcat history book Oct. 1, when Fighter Wing Atlantic officially disestablished its headquarters at Naval Air Station Oceana, Vaginia. The F-14 squadrons will now be under the command of Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic.
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Stonecipher: Boeing Will Win U.S. Air-Tanker Deal In The End Boeing Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher insists he's confident his firm will ultimately win out, and secure an air-tanker contract from the U.S. government.
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Lockheed Martin to Begin Next C-5 Upgrade Program With Delivery of First AircraftLockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force recorded two major milestones in the C-5 Galaxy modernization effort last week. The first production aircraft modified under the C-5 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) was completed, and that aircraft was then delivered to Lockheed Martin to begin the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP).
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Military Helicopter Crashes in IndonesiaA Bell-2005 military helicopter crashed Tuesday in Indonesia's war-torn Aceh province, killing all eight soldiers on board, a military spokesman said.
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Pratt & Whitney Canada to provide rotor for Joint Strike Fighter enginesPratt & Whitney Canada said Tuesday it will produce the F135 jet engine's fifth-stage high-pressure compressor rotor.
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Fighter jets on sale to publicSwitzerland is to auction off its old and unusable Mirage III fighter jets, for a starting price of 3,000 Swiss francs ($3268) each.
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Mirage crashes during joint exerciseAn IAF Mirage-2000 fighter aircraft crashed during an exercise with the Singapore Air Force in Gwalior on Tuesday. This is the first time the IAF has suffered a crash during an exercise with a foreign air force. The cause of the crash: engine failure.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2004
IAF, Singapore air force begin joint exercisesSix F-16 fighters of the Singapore Air Force today commenced joint exercises with the Indian Air Force in the skies over Gwalior, Kalaikunda (West Bengal) and Pokhran (Rajasthan) in which the IAF has decided to pitch in all aircraft in its inventory -- save the MiG-25s.
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Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group To DeployUSS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) deploys on Oct. 13 in support of the global war on terrorism.
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Pilotless Aircraft ''Lakshya'' test flown from ITRThe Indian indigenously built Pilotless Target Aircraft (PTA) ''Lakshya'' was successfully test flown from the Integrated Test Range(ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea
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Kwangju getting an additional Patriot missile unitThe U.S. Army will deploy an additional Patriot missile unit to Kwangju, South Korea, this month, combining it with missile units already on the peninsula to form a single Patriot brigade.
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India developing aerial version of BrahMos missileIndia hopes to develop a version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile capable of being launched from aircraft in the next two years, a leading defence scientist said here Monday.
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B-2 upgrades recommendedThe Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments is recommending the U.S. Air Force spend $2 billion to upgrade the B-2 stealth bomber to expand its capabilities while the nation develops new long-range weapons.
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Monday, October 11, 2004
Beale updates radarA $200 million upgrade of Beale Air Force Base's PAVE PAWS radar that started last year should be complete by the end of next month, according a U.S. Air Force official.
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Lincoln ready to ship outUSS Abraham Lincoln will leave its home port in Everett on Friday for a four-month deployment in the western Pacific Ocean.
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Laser-Guided JDAM To Begin Flight-Tests Before Year's
EndThe Boeing Co. plans to begin flight-testing a laser-guided version of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) before year's end in hopes of fueling U.S. government interest in the weapon variant.
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Sunday, October 10, 2004
General leads team of jumpers from Osprey over Camp DavisU.S. Special Operations Commander Army Gen. Bryan "Doug" Brown led a team of six Special Forces jumpers who parachuted from one of the tiltrotor Ospreys now based at New River Air Station. It was what's known as a high-altitude low-opening or HALO freefall jump.
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New helicopters need work: documentsCanada's newest Cormorants helicopters require much more maintenance than originally forecast and the extra work is costing the air force millions of dollars, newly released documents show.
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Crew Members Safe After Helicopter Mishap in KuwaitAn HH-60H Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 15 based in Jacksonville, Fla., crashed immediately after takeoff Oct. 7 at approximately 9 a.m., local, while conducting a routine logistics mission at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
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EP-3E Passes Operational TestingThe EP-3E Aries II Sensor System Improvement Program (SSIP) upgrade passed a review by the Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force in September.
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