Saturday, April 16, 2005
“Diamondback” 50th anniversary paint schemeThe Diamondbacks held a 50th anniversary celebration in their hangar to show off their newly repainted Super Hornet. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 3rd Class Matthew R. Schwarz.
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VX-31 Receives 2003 Naval Aviation Safety AwardAir Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 was presented the Chief of Naval Operations 2003 Naval Aviation Safety Award.
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Guardsmen charged with smuggling Ecstasy on C-5Two Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing have been charged with importing narcotics from Germany to the United States.
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Upgrades retrofit T-38 with latest technologyThe USAF 416th Flight Test Squadron wrapped up flight tests on software upgrades in an ongoing T-38 Talon avionics upgrade recently.
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A Trail of Pain From a Botched Attack in Iraq in 2003A U.S. Air Force F-15E crew mistook an American artillery unit for an Iraqi missile battery and bombed it two years ago during the invasion of Iraq. An investigation report was released to families of the dead but not to the wounded.
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GAO says problems justify rebidding C-130J contractThe U.S. Government Accountability Office recommended Thursday that the U.S. Air Force rebid the installation portion of its $4 billion C-130 avionics modernization contract with the Boeing Co. and study the possibility of rebidding the entire 3-year-old contract.
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More problems for C-130 fleet at Pope AFBThere are more problems for the aging C-130 fleet at Pope Air Force Base. The base is now down to six C-130 Hercules cargo airplanes.
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U.S. aviation forces on the moveUnited States Forces Korea announced that it will deactivate the 17th Aviation Brigade on June 16. One Apache battalion which was sent to the United States for upgrading will not return to Korea.
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Gripen successfully completes air-to-air refueling campaign with NATO standard compatible tankerGripen has successfully completed an air-to-air refueling campaign with a South African Air Force Boeing 707 tanker at Saab’s facility in Linköping, Sweden. A total of 19 sorties with the latest standard of Gripen, the Gripen C single-seat and Gripen D dual-seat was flown.
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ROTC cadets ‘flying high'Lockheed Martin brought a F/A-22 cockpit simulator to Oregon State University for three days.
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Technical talks with Qatar on Mirage deal likely soonA high-level team from Qatar will visit India soon to hold technical talks on the proposed sale of a dozen Mirage 2000-5 fighters.
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Military jet teams set for air showThe June 4-5 Manitowoc County Airshow will feature combat jets, including the U.S. Air Force F-16 Flying Falcon and A-10 Thunderbolt, along with a Marine-piloted U.S. Navy F-18 Hornet team.
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Boeing hardsell reaches new highU.S. transport secretary Norman Mineta, who is visiting India now, is supposed to push the case for F16s and F18s on offer to India.
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Rapid growth expected with UAV launchNorthrop Grumman Integrated Systems' Unmanned Services Center at Trent Lott International Airport is expected to employ 100 to 120 people when it begins production for the Fire Scout and Global Hawk UAVs.
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Thune taps Pentagon for S.D.U.S. senator, John Thune and the other two members of South Dakota's congressional delegation will have to defend Ellsworth Air Force Base from the next round of military base closings.
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Ex-SAF scholar jailed for trying to bribe DSTA officialEng Heng Chiaw, who tried to bribe a senior executive from the Defence Science & Technology Agency in exchange for information on tender bids for a multi-million dollar Singapore Naval Helicopter project, has been sentenced to eight weeks' jail.
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Friday, April 15, 2005
VF-11 Red Rippers F-14 Tomcat and VFA-11 Super Hornet (Update)The Red Rippers Tomcat 100 flew with the VFA-11 Super Hornet in formation past the St Louis Arch Apr 14. Gerry told me these are exclusive photos for Alert 5. These photos were taken from Red Rippers Tomcat 101 which is painted with an old color scheme like the
Pukin Dogs one. Hopefully we can have photos of the 101 with the Super Hornet next week.
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Chile's Minister of Defense and Air Force Commander View Country's First F-16 Aircraft at Lockheed MartinChile's Minister of National Defense, Mr. Jaime Ravinet, joined other Chilean and U.S. officials Apr. 14 in celebrating completion of the first F-16 produced for the Chilean Air Force, or Fuerza Aerea de Chile (FACH).
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Raytheon Awarded Contract for CVN 78, Expanding Support to Navy's Family of ShipsRaytheon will be the industry lead for warfare systems integration of all
onboard weapons systems and electronics operations for CVN 78, the lead ship in the U.S. Navy's next generation of aircraft carriers.
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Northrop-EADS team quits U.S. helicopter bidA team made up of Northrop Grumman Corp. and EADS 's North America unit said Thursday it had withdrawn from a planned competition to build a U.S. Air Force combat search and rescue helicopter.
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Landing test has 'em hookedAn F-16 fighter tested a mobile arresting gear at Louisville International Airport.
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Northrop Grumman Delivers Key Test Equipment for Testing of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter EngineNorthrop Grumman Corporation delivered four pieces of test equipment to Pratt & Whitney that will enable the aircraft-engine manufacturer to test key subsystems with the new propulsion system it is developing for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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US wins continued use of airbaseU.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has been given the green light for the US to continue using an airbase in Kyrgyzstan.
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Hangar opens to uncertain futureA new £77m superhangar for repairing military aircraft has been officially opened at the Aerospace Wales St Athan business park, in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales.
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NATO denies anti-missile program with RussiaNATO officials said on Thursday that the alliance had no plans for a joint anti-missile defense system with Russia. The denial comes just a day after Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said his country would work with NATO to develop a theater anti-missile system.
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US may sell missiles to AustraliaPentagon notified the US Congress Thursday of a proposed sale to Australia of Joint Air-to-Surface Stand Off Munition (JASSM) missiles and related gear valued at up to $US163 million ($209.7 million).
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Dumping Eurofighter could cost billions of pounds, Lib Dems toldLiberal Democrat plans to cancel Britain’s Eurofighter order appeared close to collapse last night after it emerged that any savings made by such a move could easily be wiped out by a compensation bill running into hundreds of millions of pounds.
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Air Force general demoted to colonel for falsifying ageThe former head of the Philippine Air Force logistics command, was demoted from major general to colonel after he falsified his date of birth to avoid mandatory retirement.
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Air Force to Require Lockheed Cost DetailsThe U.S. Air Force will modify its C-130J transport plane program contract to gain more cost and pricing information from Lockheed Martin Corp.
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President Commissions AGZ AircraftZimbabwe President Mugabe, yesterday commissioned six K-8 jet trainer aircraft bought from China for use by the Airforce of Zimbabwe at Thornhill Airforce Base in Gweru.
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Carrier Air Wing 3 Returns from War on TerrorismNearly 40 aircraft and their air crews will return to the Norfolk area April 16-17 following a six-month deployment to the Persian Gulf aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Marking their final deployment in the F-14 Tomcat are the “Swordsmen” of Fighter Squadron (VF) 32. Their arrival is scheduled for 1:15 pm.
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Four crew killed in ASDF plane crash in NiigataA Japanese Air Self-Defense Force rescue plane crashed Thursday on a mountain in Niigata Prefecture after leaving Niigata airport shortly after 1 p.m., killing all four crew members aboard, the Defense Agency said.
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U.S. Suspends Israel from Warplane Project - PaperThe United States has suspended Israel from joint efforts to produce the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, in protest at the Jewish state's defense dealings with China, an Israeli newspaper said on Thursday citing U.S. sources.
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Thursday, April 14, 2005
Special Photography IssueThe latest issue of Code One Magazine is out and this issue is a Special Photo edition. Katsuhiko Tokunaga, my favourite photographer is featured inside.
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Star Warriors make first trip to IwakuniVAQ-209 with their five EA-6B Prowlers arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.
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Lancers maintain air supremacyU.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan only permanent squadron is the Lancers of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 212.
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New barracks eases housing crunch at Kunsan Air BaseNewly arrived airmen at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea will face shorter waits for a dorm room thanks to a new barracks now open for occupancy.
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Last T-33 jet trainers taken out of serviceThe last of the Canadian Forces T-33 jet trainers touched down Apr. 12 afternoon at CFB Trenton.
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New mbda facility openedGeoff Hoon, U.K. Secretary of State for Defence, visit to Stevenage last week to open a new £80m facility at MBDA Missile Systems.
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Boeing Team Completes P-8A MMA High-Speed Wind Tunnel TestsA team led by Boeing recently completed 1,300 hours of high-speed wind-tunnel testing of the U.S. Navy’s Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA), which was recently given the designation P-8A. Photo Credit: Boeing photo
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World Fighter Market Impacted by Major F/A-22 Program CutsProposed cutbacks in the U.S. Air Force’s prized F/A-22 fighter program could have a major impact on both the scope and composition of the world market for fighter/attack/jet trainer aircraft over the next 10 years, according to a new Forecast International market analysis.
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Mugabe buys six jets to 'defend airspace'Zimbabwe has acquired six K-8 advanced jet trainers.
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C-17 makes first polar airdropTwo USAF C-17 made a 12-hour, nonstop flight to airdrop about 10,000 gallons of fuel to scientists at the North Pole.
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Top Naval Air Force Officials Come Together for 2005 Helicopter SymposiumA four-day Naval Helicopter Symposium, titled “Rotary Revolution, A Changing of the Guard,” was opened by Vice Adm. James M. Zortman, commander, U.S. Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
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Russia Develops Drone Aircraft for Multiple Launch Missile SystemRussia have developed a drone reconnaissance aircraft that can be launched from the Smerch multiple launch missile system.
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Geneva Aerospace Joins Forces with Vought to Study the Feasibility of a Sea-Going Unmanned Aerial VehicleVought Aircraft Industries will modify a Geneva Aerospace's Dakota UAV for water operations, removing landing gear and adding floats for the demonstration of the Kingfisher Jr.
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Combined Defense Exercise with IndonesiaA combined maritime air exercise between the Indonesian Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is underway in the Timor Sea this week, an Indonesian Air Force B737 Surveiller aircraft and a RAAF AP-3C Orion would conduct a maritime surveillance exercise.
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BAE SYSTEMS Achieves First Untethered Flight of Vertical-Takeoff Unmanned Aerial VehicleBAE Systems has achieved the first untethered flight of its second-generation ducted-fan unmanned aerial vehicle. The flight of the ducted-fan aircraft lasted seven minutes.
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China held military drillChina reportedly held an anti-aircraft carrier drill last month to prepare for blocking US assistance to Taiwan in the event of a cross-strait war.
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$5.1M for Research into LMSJ Jamming SystemsBAE Systems Information and Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems is being awarded a $5.1 million cost-plus fixed-fee contract modification to provide for additional work for the Lightweight Modular Support Jammer (LMSJ) 2005 Congressional Plus Up Program.
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Russia has aerospace defence – chief of air force staffElements of Russia’s aerospace defence have been practically formed and are functional, said Colonel-General Boris Cheltsov, chief of the Russia Air Force’s Chief Staff.
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Sikorsky opens project office for new Maritime helicopterSikorsky Aircraft and Canadian government officials have opened a project office at Sikorsky's main maufacturing facility in Connecticut to oversee the construction of Canada's new CH-148 Cyclone maritime search-and-rescue helicopters.
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EGYPT TO DEPLOY HELICOPTERS ALONG ISRAELI BORDEREgypt plans to deploy combat helicopters along its border with Israel.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Lockheed offers no comments on bid controversy Lockheed Martin's Director of Communications, Mike Drake, said New York's two senators "have acted adequately" in addressing the recent flare-up over the US101 helicopter contract .
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BAE SYSTEMS Delivers First Fully Functional Helmet-Mounted Display System for GripenBAE Systems has delivered to Saab AB the first fully functional Gripen helmet-mounted display system, including a high-speed optical head tracker. This event follows the May 2004 first flight of the mechanical Gripen helmet.
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MiG-29s for Admiral Gorshkov to start arriving this yearMiG-29 fighters, for the retrofitted aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, will start arriving in India by the end of this year.
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Revamped USAF wing's mission solid (Registration Required)The USAF 615th Contingency Response Wing, only the second such wing in the Air Force, was activated in a ceremony at Travis Air Force Base. Its mission: to rapidly establish, expand and maintain airfields anywhere, anytime.
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Goa naval base to be ready for MiG-29KsThe Indian naval base at Goa will be expanded to make room for the Navy’s largest fleet of MiG-29Ks that the force plans to acquire soon.
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Eurofighter policy gaffe by Wallace provokes jobs wrathJim Wallace, the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, was accused of putting up to 2,000 Scottish jobs at risk when he announced that a Liberal Democrat government would not buy any more Eurofighters.
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European aerospace giant rules out arms salesEADS will not sell arms to China even if the EU decides to lift its embargo so as not to jeopardise its interests in the United States, co-chairman Rainer Hertrich said Tuesday.
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Orbital Successfully Launches New Medium Range Target For U.S. Missile DefenseOrbital Sciences Corporation announced that it successfully launched a new Medium Range Target (MRT) vehicle for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The MRT vehicle is the first of a family of flexible targets being developed for MDA that can be launched conventionally from ground sites, air-launched from a U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo aircraft or sea-launched from the deck of a retired helicopter carrier.
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Israel Air Force Noise Pollution WoesIsrael Environmental Affairs Ministry officials are beginning to measure noise-pollution levels generated by its air force aircraft around Hatzor in the Gan Yavne area.
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B-2 crews adjusting to Guam rotationPilots of B-2 Spirit bombers from the USAF 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam are experiencing unique challenges, from rain-slick runways to fewer back-up airfields for emergency landings.
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India 'restores' tsunami-hit baseJaguar and SU-30 fighter jets took off from the rebuilt Indian air force base on the island of Car Nicobar in an exercise to show the base is again ready for use.
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Taiwan mulls new jet fighters on reports Dassault may sell aircraft to ChinaTaiwan Defense Minister Lee Jye said he had ordered a study on obtaining a new generation of jet fighters.
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Military aircraft makes emergency landing at Tri-State AirportA U.S. Navy KC-130T was forced to land around noon yesterday at Tri-State Airport near Huntington, West Virginia.
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Facing $3 billion budget shortfall, Air Force trims entertainment, other costsThe USAF is asking its people to tighten their belts to help pay for the war on terrorism.
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Medals for chopper crash victimsAustralian Prime Minister John Howard said the nine Australians killed in the Sea King helicopter crash during a mercy mission in Indonesia on April 2 will receive humanitarian overseas service medals posthumously.
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US offers to train Indian Navy for Adm GorshkovThe U.S. has offered to train Indian naval pilots in complex carrier-based operations to ready them for operating from INS Vikramaditya — formerly Admiral Gorshkov.
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Sale of Mirages, gas to top Qatar ruler's agendaQatar Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani will discuss India's decision to buy 12 Mirage 2000-V fighter aircraft from the Qatar Air Force during his visit to India.
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GFAFB confirms temporary KC-135 tanker relocation to Fargo, Washington stateGrand Forks Air Force Base officials confirmed that its fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers is relocating to Hector Field at Fargo International Airport and to Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington state for about six months starting in late April.
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New wing to stand up at MildenhallThe USAF 501st Combat Support Wing will stand up at RAF Mildenhall this summer to handle issues ranging from operations to quality of life for the remote in England.
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Three selected as PACAF’s top airmenU.S. Pacific Air Forces last week selected three airmen as the PACAF Outstanding Airmen of the Year.
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L-3 Communications' Link Simulation and Training Division to Build F/A-18C/D Aircrew Flight TrainersL-3 Communications announced that its Link Simulation and Training (Link) division has been awarded a $12 million competitive contract and a $10 million program option to build two F/A-18C/D Aircrew Flight Trainers (AFTs) to meet the U.S. Marine Corps' Hornet aircrew combat training requirements.
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Chinese national sentenced for role in missile export schemeA U.S. federal judge sentenced a chinese woman to 2 1/2 years in prison on Monday for trying to export missile and fighter jet parts to China. Her husband pleaded guilty to the same charges and also was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison in December 2003.
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Taiwan to mass produce anti-ship misilesThe Chinese-language China Times said that Taiwan plans to mass produce the Hsiung Feng III supersonic anti-ship missile. The missile is expected to make its debut during the 2006 "Han Kuang 22" exercise.
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Boeing Receives Contract for Additional PAC-3 Seeker ProductionBoeing has received a contract from Lockheed Martin Corp. for additional production of PAC-3 Missile seekers to be manufactured between 2006 and 2007.
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Service plans include new role for B-52sThe Pentagon's plans to deploy a B-52 'stand off' jammer in 2013. And the new bomber would be called either the B-52 SOJ, for "stand-off jammer," or the B-52J.
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MV-22 Program Adds Training Squadron, QuestionsBell Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $19.7 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, fixed-price-incentive-fee contract for the procurement of one CV-22 aircraft flight simulator at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM.
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No plans to buy more Apache LongbowsThere are no plans to purchase an additional six Apache Longbow attack helicopters or upgrade the older Apache models for the Israeli Air Force.
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Air force fails to intercept Hizbullah UAVAccording to reports, Israeli Air Force warplanes and helicopter gunships were scrambled but apparently did not intercept the Hizbullah drone over northern Israel on Monday.
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Turkey, Greece Agree to Air Base CommunicationTurkey and Greece have agreed to establish direct communications between two air bases in an effort to defuse tension over mutual allegations of air space violations over the Aegean Sea.
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Deadly fighter plane to show its stuffThe F/A-22 Raptor will make a rare public appearance at this year's McDonald's Air & Sea Show at the end of the month.
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Maritime helicopter contract taking flightGeneral Dynamics Canada is forging ahead with its part in the $5-billion contract awarded to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. for 28 new maritime helicopters despite the legal challenge of losing bidder AugustaWestland Inc.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Updates
There was a problem with the
Gallery yesterday as I was configuring it to prevent
hotlinking. It was back to normal after a few hours. I have also added a comments option at the bottom of each article as well.
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Return of SAF's Chinooks from SumatraSingapore's three Chinook helicopters, which were deployed to Northern Sumatra following the 29 Mar 05 earthquake, have returned to Singapore.
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Eurofighter single-seaters in operational service with the LuftwaffeEADS Military Aircraft has handed over the first single-seater operational Eurofighter aircraft to Fighter Wing 73 (JG 73) "Steinhoff" in Laage near Rostock. This is the first of a further ten single-seaters that are still to be delivered to the operational wing in the course of the year.
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Israel Accepts First AH-64D Apache LongbowsThe government of Israel accepted its first three AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters Apr. 10 from the United States Department of Defense in a ceremony held in Israel. The Israel Air Force designation for the aircraft is the AH-64D-I Apache.
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Trial of former SAF scholar accused of corruption conducted in-cameraThe trial of a man charged with trying to bribe a Singaporean defense official for European Aeronautic Defence and Space will be conducted behind closed doors at the local Subordinate Courts.
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Northrop Grumman Conducts First Flight of Endurance Hunter UAVNorthrop Grumman Corporation has conducted the first flight of a new configuration of the U.S. Army's RQ-5A unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system called the Endurance Hunter.
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DOD identifies Afghan helicopter crash victimsThe Pentagon announced the names of 14 soldiers killed in Afghanistan on April 6 when a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter went down in a heavy sandstorm.
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AIR FORCE TO FEEL THE PINCH IF CHINA BUYS MIRAGE 2000-9CSs: OFFICIALCommenting on a media report that said that once the European Union lifts its ban on arms sales to China, China will purchase 210 Mirage 2000-9CSs from France. Lt. Gen. Peng Sheng-chu, chief of staff at the Republic of China Air Force General Headquarters admitted that the ROC Air Force will face great pressure as the Mirage 2000-9CSs are believed to outperform the Mirage 2000-5 jet fighters that Taiwan acquired in the 1990s.
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Pilot's 'incompetence' probedSouth Africa Beeld newspaper said that the trainee pilot who died in an aircraft crash at the weekend was undergoing his flying course for a second time, having earlier failed a solo control flight and an instrument flight test.
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Hezbollah flies unmanned aircraft over northern IsraelLebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas flew an unmanned surveillance plane over northern Israel on Monday, a Hezbollah source said. An Israel Defense Forces spokeswoman confirmed the report.
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India begins construction of aircraft carrierIndia on Monday began an eight-year project to build a 37,500-tonne aircraft carrier at the Cochin Shipyard in Kerala.
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Ex-crews hope to honor the AmericaSailors who once served on the aircraft carrier America hope that the next nuclear-powered carrier, known now merely as CVN-21, will be named the America.
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Joint fuels effort allows OEF airlift to keep rolling in UzbekistanKeeping USAF transports fueled up at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan takes a joint effort that includes U.S. Air Force fuels technicians, U.S. Army fuels distributors and civilian contractors.
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Sukhoi Fighters to Be Armed Before End of YearThe Indonesian Air Force is targeting that its four Sukhoi fighter planes will be armed with rockets, guided missiles and bombs before the end of this year.
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Air Force, Boeing Close Delta IV Heavy Probe, Begin FixThe U.S. Air Force and Boeing have formally closed the investigation into the premature engine cutoff that marred the first launch of the company's Delta IV Heavy Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) on Dec. 21, and have begun implementing hardware and software fixes that they say should not affect current launch schedules.
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Study calls for restricted development near Arizona rangeAn Arizona state commerce department study has recommended that Yuma allow no residential development within a mile of the Barry M. Goldwater Range and that it manage density within three miles of the area.
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Korean aerospace industries to debut T-50 'Golden Eagle' at Dubai 2005Korean Aerospace Industries will stage the international debut of its T-50 advanced trainer/fighter-lead-in-trainer November 20-24 at Dubai 2005.
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Documentation spec makes DOD inroadsS1000D is a specification for the technical documentation associated with civil or military vehicles and equipment. The U.S. Air Force Global Hawk and the F-117A aircraft programs uses it.
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Iran denies Ukraine delivered missilesIran's foreign ministry spokesman, Hamid Reza Asefi, denied that Ukraine had delivered to it AS-15 cruise missiles.
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Monday, April 11, 2005
H400 radar for KS-1A SAMPhoto from China Defense Blog.
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Rescue helicopters being returned to combatThe U.S. Army MAST, Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic, rescue helicopters at Fort Lewis that have saved many lives in the central Puget Sound area over the past 33 years are returning to a combat-only role, delivering a major blow to local search and rescue operations.
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Russia marking Air Defense DayRussia is marking the Air Defense Day. The holiday has been celebrated every second Sunday of April since 1975.
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Air Assault battalion makes 3rd Infantry Division historyThe U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division will get air assault capabilities when the 101st Infantry Division’s 9th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, with their Blackhawks, became the 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Assault Helicopter Regiment.
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JFK Rolls Out Red Carpet for South American SubmarinersThe crew aboard USS John F. Kennedy (JFK) (CV 67) laid out the welcome mat and extended a warm “bienvenido” to a group of Sailors from both the Peruvian and Colombian navies April 7.
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Sunday, April 10, 2005
Japan, U.S. agree to share use of Yokota baseThe Japan and United States have agreed on shared use of the U.S. military's Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, with plans for Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) Air Defense Command to move onto the base.
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Missile Defense Agency Successfully Conducts Air-Launched Target Missile Test (PDF)A medium range target missile was launched from a U.S. Air Force C-17A transport aircraft approximately 800 miles west-northwest of the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii. The target missile was extracted from the rear of the C-17A aircraft by parachute.
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Super Hornet waits in the wingsBoeing Co.'s F/A-18 Super Hornet has never looked so good to Pentagon accountants. The program is under budget, and deliveries to the Navy are three months ahead of schedule.
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Medical readiness instructors receive new C-130 trainerThe USAF 381st Training Squadron's medical readiness flight received a C-130 Hercules that will be used for medical evacuation training.
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Saab expects to sell 200 Gripen fightersSaab expects to sell 200 units of its JAS 39 Gripen fighter until 2015.
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Shaw Air Force Base conducts emergency drillsAn emergency training drill at Shaw Air Force Base is helping military and Sumter county response units work together.
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F-35's price tag may increase by billions (Registration Required)Lockheed Martin's F-35 joint strike fighter is approaching a critical internal review by the Pentagon amid reports that development costs may be $2 billion to $5 billion higher than previous estimates.
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Air force trainee dies in crashA South African trainee air force pilot died when his aircraft crashed near Lichtenburg.
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Group fights for Hornets' removalAs communities across the country fight to protect their military bases, a civic group upset about jet noise said Friday it will ask the federal base realignment and closure commission to move the U.S. Navy’s Hornet and Super Hornet jets from Oceana Naval Air Station to another East Coast base.
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Five injured in helicopter crash in northern RussiaFive people received serious injuries and were hospitalised as a result of a Mi-2 helicopter crash near Vologda, northern Russia, on Saturday.
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Greece rethinks EurofighterGreece is reconsidering a project by the former Socialist government to buy 60 Eurofighter .
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Indonesia short of air defense equipment: Air Force chiefDuring a ceremony to mark the 59th anniversary of the Indonesian Air Force, Chief of the Air Force, Vice Marshall Djoko Suyanto, said that Indonesia did not have sufficient air defense equipment to guard its skies.
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