Friday, March 31, 2006
VF-213 Final Tomcat Flights (Update 4)
March 29 - 211-159629 – Kenner LA
April 01 - 210-163897 - McClellan AFB - Now at Amarillo, TX due to engine problem206-163893 - Arnold AB TN
207-161166 - Evergreen OR
April 13 - 204-161159 - Pensacola FL
April 13 - 205-161163 - Bloomington IL
March 28 - 200-164347 - AMARC
March 28 - 203-164348 - AMARC
March 28 - 213-164602 - AMARC
AMARC - 212-164349
201-164341 To VF-31 Tomcatters
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Navy divers out to salvage wreckage of F-16 that crashed off Korea
U.S. Navy divers are looking for a USAF F-16C that crashed 25 miles off South Korea’s west coast in a bid to recover the jet.
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Fighter Jet Crashes Near Utah's Salt Lake (Video)
A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet from the 388th Fighter Wing's 421st Fighter Squadron crashed at 2:11 p.m., approximately 30 miles west of Hill Air Force Base.
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Jaguars leave RAF Coltishall
13 Jaguars left RAF Coltishall for RAF Coningsby on Mar. 30. The final four Jaguars will leave the base at 3pm on Saturday afternoon, following a parade and flypast of classic fighter planes.
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RAF 'spy in sky' tested
The RAF's Sentinel RI aircraft is in Greenville Texas to carry out flight testing.
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Air Force wants Cannon’s future mission settled soon
The fate of Cannon Air Force Base will be decided this year. BRAC voted last year to move Cannon’s three F-16 fighter squadrons elsewhere but ordered the USAF to find a news mission for the base.
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CCS clears Army acquiring 20 Dhruv ALH
Approval has been granted for the Indian Army to acquire 20 indigenously-built Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters.
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Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk receives an industry first
Goodrich has shipped the first, electrically-actuated, production brakes for installation on the Global Hawk UAV.
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Fighter battle heats up
Two defence analysts told an Australian parliamentary committee hearing different views on the capabilities of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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Shephard’s Asia Pacific UAV Day One: National Perspectives Underlined
Lt. Col. Stephen Sim from Singapore told audiences at Asia Pacific UAV conference that the island recently carried out tests with an armed UAV. The vehicle was a VTOL helicopter and fired a series of 40 mm grenades at targets.
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IAF first bomber jet Canberra turns 50
The Indian Air Force will celebrate 50 years of service of the Canberra bomber.
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Air Force leaders again seek more C-17s
U.S Air Force leaders reiterated their concerns that the extensive use of C-17s may require the purchase of seven more transports than the 180 currently planned.
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V-22 that apparently flew itself under investigation (Free Registration)
Preliminary investigations found that the MV-22 that suffer damaged on Monday at New River took off on its own without the pilot's input.
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Indonesia to Buy 8 Russian Sukhoi Jet Fighters
Indonesia will buy two Sukhoi Su-30 fighters from Russia each year for a total of eight planes starting this year. This will bring the fleet to 12 fighters.
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Pakistan gets women combat pilots
The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) now has four women as fighter pilots.
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S-400 air defense systems to be put on duty in 2006
Russia will put the S-400 (NATO SA-20 Triumf) missile system into combat service this year.
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Tuskegee Airmen say congressional honor 'long overdue'
The Tuskegee Airmen is just one president's signature away from being recognized with the Congressional Gold Medal.
The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest award that may be bestowed by Congress.
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Burns urges Air Force to keep missiles
U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns Wednesday urged Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne and Gen. Michael Moseley, Air Force chief of staff, in a Defense Appropriations subcommittee meeting to retain 500 land-based nuclear missiles in the U.S. arsenal to deter terrorist attacks.
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Air Force secretary says F-22 too costly without long-term deal
U.S. Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne told Dow Jones Newswires that Congress must approve a multiyear contract plan to buy 60 F-22As.
He said that Pentagon cannot afford to buy those planes unless they are under a multiyear contract.
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Tanker RFI 'Very, Very Near,' Air Force Leaders Say
The United States Air Force is expected to release a Request for Information for aerial refueling tankers "in the very, very near future," which will be followed by a request for proposals in September.
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Air force commander talks up future plans with foreign officers
General Vladimir Mikhailov, head of the Russian Air Force, meet military attaches in Moscow to outline the service's future plans. He reiterated that development of a fifth-generation stealth fighter will be completed next year.
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Thursday, March 30, 2006
Sikorsky Strike Hurts Navy Parts Supply;Air Force,Army OK
A strike at Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. is hurting the U.S. Navy's supply of spare helicopter parts.
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Russian choppers still Indonesia's main choice: Official
The Mi-17 is the top choice for Indonesia as it modernised its fleet, said Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono.
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Merkel, Chirac reach agreement on EADS-Thales merger
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Jacques Chirac have agreed to a merger of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co (EADS) and Thales when they met last week in Berlin.
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Air Force releases report on accident that damaged SDANG F-16
The USAF has release an investigation on an accident that damaged a South Dakota Air National Guard F-16 during mid-air refueling.
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NetFires LLC Successfully Conducts Navy Ballistic Flight Test for the NLOS-LS Precision Attack Missile
The NetFires Limited Liability Company (LLC), composed of Raytheon Missile Systems and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control recently fired the NLOS-LS Precision Attack Missile (PAM) from a motion simulator.
The simulator created conditions equal to 3-to-5-foot seas and a brisk 15-knot wind.
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BAE Systems To Submit Report On Failed Missile To RMN
BAE Systems will give the Royal Malaysian Navy its investigation report on the failed firing of a Sea Skua anti-ship missile on Mar. 16 today.
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Turkey on the market for 100 new generation fighters (Free Registration)
Turkey will choose between the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Eurofighter by the end of the year to replace its F-4 and F-16 fleet.
A total of 100 planes will be purchased.
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B-52 retirement plan raises questions on Hill
U.S. Senators Conrad Burns and Byron Dorgan expressed concerns at a Senate hearing yesterdy over the Air Force plans to retire 38 B-52s before there is a replacement.
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VMM-263 Marine makes historic flight
Captain Elizabeth A. Okoreeh-Baah is the first female ever to pilot the MV-22 Osprey.
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Unmanned aircraft kills three insurgents
A USAF MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle fired an AGM-114 Hellfire missile at three insurgents in the process of planting a homemade bomb along a road near Balad Air Base, Iraq, Mar. 28.
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Leeming Aircrew To The Rescue In Emergency Mission
A RAF Tornado F3 crew from RAF Leeming came to the rescue of a Beechcraft Super King Air that had lost everything except its altimeter and engines over Scotland.
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Marines launch investigation into MV-22 Osprey ‘mishap’
The USMC will investigate the hard landing mishap of a MV-22 Osprey at New River Air Station on Monday. The incident occured while the engine was doing a routine maintenance check.
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Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration Vehicle Delivered and Ready for U.S. Navy's Next Global Exercise
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first RQ-4A Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration (GHMD) unmanned air vehicle to Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, and is being prepared for participation in the U.S. Navy's Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment (JEFX) 2006.
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Northrop Grumman Uses a Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to Enhance Network-Centric Capabilities for the Warfighter
Northrop Grumman and the Office of Naval Research used a RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical take-off and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV) to demonstrated the ability to extend communications range and capability.
The event also marked Fire Scout's 200th flight.
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006
VF-213 Final Tomcat Flights (Update 3)
March 29 - 211-159629 – Kenner LA
March 30 - 210-163897 - McClellan AFB
206-163893 - Arnold AB TN
207-161166 - Evergreen OR
April 13 - 204-161159 - Pensacola FL
April 13 - 205-161163 - Bloomington IL
March 28 - 200-164347 - AMARC March 28 - 203-164348 - AMARCMarch 28 - 213-164602 - AMARC AMARC - 212-164349
201-164341 To VF-31 Tomcatters
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Czechs participate in Baltic airspace protection
The Czech Republic has started to participate in the airspace protection of the Baltic countries under NATO.
There are rumors that Czech may send its JAS-39 Gripens to the Baltic states next year.
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U.S. and Japan to hold joint service for WWII crash victims
A joint American-Japanese memorial ceremony will be held on Sunday for the first time for the crew of Filthy Fay II, a B-29 that crash into a mountain in Ome, a city near Yokota Air Base during WW2.
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N Korean report raises Pong Su compo claim
The sinking of Pong Su has taken a new twist with the North Korea government hinting that it wants compensation for the ship and the crew.
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Engine Tests Continue for Spirit Stealth Bomber
The Arnold Engineering Development Center is currently testing the F118-100 for the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, in the center's Engine Test Facility J-1 Test Cell.
This particular test is part of GE's service life extension program, which is under the Air Force's Component Improvement Program that replaces several components of the F118, F110 and F101 engines with a common core system.
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Main Cdn. base in Afghanistan attacked apparently by mortars, army says
The main coalition airbase in Kandahar, Afghanistan came under mortar attack on early Tuesday.
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Lockheed supplier gets 7 years for fraud
A Lockheed Martin supplier was give a seven-year, three-month jail sentence for overcharging the aerospace company for drill bits and other cutting tools used to make the F-16 and F-22 fighter jets.
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Grumman's F-14 flies into history
Northrop Grumman plans to hold an F-14 Day at its Bethpage facility in June to mark the decommission of the Tomcat.
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Bill in works to officially allow military use of space
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party announced plans Tuesday to draft a bill that would authorize Japan's military to use space for self-defense.
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Pentagon OK For Initial F-35 Production Seen On Track
Rear Adm. Steven Enewold say the Defense Acquisition Board is expected to approve low-rate production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter during a meeting on Friday.
If approved, this would be the first of seven low-rate, initial production decisions.
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Center Adapts Technology for F-35 Wind Tunnel Tests
The Arnold Engineering Development Center help Lockheed Martin's F-35 team analyze high-speed F-35 inlet data in near-real time with a series of wind tunnel testing.
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Congress buys F136 time
The U.S. Congress could help the General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 engine team by giving them one year to convince the Pentagon that competition will reduce cost and improve reliability.
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China Plans to Make Russian Aircraft Carrier Into Artificial Reef
A marine specialist has proposed that China turn the ex-Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk into an artificial reef in Hong Kong waters.
The carrier could be towed to the waters off Hong Kong's eastern New Territories and sink between two islands near Sai Kung. This will help rejuvenate the underwater life for the entire eastern coastline of Hong Kong.
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Investigators question Lockheed fighter programs
U.S. Sen. John McCain held a hearing of a subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday where he raised questions over Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet programs.
McCain question why the USAF change the way it pays for the last 60 F-22As and he also raised concerns about the Bush administration's decision to cancel F136 engine for the JSF.
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New Airlifter Could Become C-130 Surrogate
Joint Cargo Aircraft likely will become a 'surrogate' to the C-130 airlifter as Pentagon predicts the U.S. military will operate more and more in rugged outposts like mountains in Afghanistan.
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THALES and RAFAEL Announce Firing Success for Defender
Old news that I missed out. Thales and Rafael' DEFENDER system has successfully test fired a BARAK missile against a target drone.
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Navy command 'told of Sea King errors'
The leadership at Australian Navy was told of maintenance problems inside 817 Squadron in the months before the fatal crash of one of its Sea King helicopters.
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IAF Jaguar packs more firepower
The Indian Air Force is opting for twin-seater variants of the Jaguar to improve its deep strike capability.
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Fly-In to Showcase 'Absolute Best Fighter Plane Ever Built'
Lt. Col. Michael Shower will bring the F-22A back to his hometown in Lakeland for the Sun ’n Fun Fly-In from Apr. 7 to 9.
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Costs surge for unmanned vehicles for war
The United States is expected to spend nearly seven times more on unmanned aircraft than it did before the 9/11 attacks.
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Thanks a million, C-17
A rally was held on Monday at Boeing Co.'s C-17 plant in Long Beach to mark one million hours of flight for the cargo aircraft.
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Failed Missile May Be Destroyed, Says RMN
The Royal Malaysian Navy may destroy the Sea Skua anti-ship missile that failed to launch on Mar. 16.
Divers have found the missile submerged about 62 metres under the sea bed.
Related Articles
Sea Skua Missile Misfires In First Test In Southeast Asia
Navy to test missile
RMN To Test Fire Latest Anti-ship Missile Next Week
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UAV comes down in Vavuniya
A Sri Lanka Air Force Unmanned Aerial Vehicle crashed after collided with a television antenna in a private house Tuesday morning in Vauniya.
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GW strike group will head south for training
USS George Washington carrier strike group will deploy to Caribbean and South American waters for training exercises in April.
Some defense analysts suggested that the unusual two-month-long deployment could be interpreted as a show of force by anti-American governments in Venezuela and Cuba.
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Hover and out: UK Royal Navy retires the Sea Harrier
Flight International looks at the last few days of Royal Navy's Sea Harrier FA2s.
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Farewell to the Harrier jump jet
A military parade and the flypast by the 801 Naval Air Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton mark the decommissioning of Royal Navy's last Sea Harriers.
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Cope Thunder exercise now Red Flag - Alaska
Cope Thunder exercise held in Alaska will be renamed Red Flag - Alaska. It will provide training on the same level as the current Red Flag exercise held at Nellis Air Force Base.
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Northrop Grumman Completes Deliveries of ``Smart'' Bomb Rack that Enhances Weapons Payload of B-2 Stealth Bomber
Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed an upgrade of the U.S. Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber with the smart bomb rack assembly (SBRA).
A SBRA-equipped stealth bomber can deliver 80 500-pound smart weapons, each targeted against a different aimpoint.
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Lockheed Martin Submits Final Proposal Revision for APKWS II
Lockheed Martin has submitted its final proposal revision for the U.S. government’s Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) System Design and Development (SDD) program.
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Marine Corps' Osprey damaged in `hard landing'
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft suffered damaged to its right wing and engine after a hard landing.
The Osprey belongs to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204, which is based at Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville.
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006
VF-213 Final Tomcat Flights (Update 2)
March 29 - 211-159629 – Kenner LA
March 30 - 210-163897 - McClellan AFB
206-163893 - Arnold AB TN207-161166 - Evergreen OR
April 13 - 204-161159 - Pensacola FL
April 13 - 205-161163 - Bloomington IL
AMARC - 200-164347
AMARC - 203-164348
AMARC - 212-164349
AMARC - 213-164602
201-164341 To VF-31 Tomcatters
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Last Royal Navy Sea Harrier FA2 take off (Video)
Video from BBC showing the last Royal Navy Sea Harrier take off from HMS Illustrious.
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Base spells out farewell message
More than 1,000 Royal Naval personnel from RNAS Yeovilton and 50 school children spelt out "Farewell Sea Harrier" to mark the closing of Royal Navy's Sea Harrier squadron.
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China missile build-up points to 'unifying Taiwan by force'
Japan's National Institute for Defence Studies is warning that China's military modernisation, especially in nuclear and missile capabilities, will allow it to unify Taiwan by force.
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Pakistan to slash F-16 requirement
Pakistan is now likely to request for 24 or 36 new F-16s instead of the original 55 that it requested last year.
Plans to buy used F-16s from Belgium and the Netherlands has also been dropped.
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T700 engine conversion signals fleet-wide project
The U.S. Army will begin a fleet-wide conversion of the service’s entire Boeing AH-64 Apache and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk engine fleets to the T700-701D.
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Raytheon Team Successfully Demonstrates APKWS(TM) II Rocket Motor Tailfin Improvement
Raytheon has tested a new rocket motor tailfin for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS(TM) II) 2.75-inch guided rocket.
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Sea Harriers to be phased out in next six years
The Indian Navy plans to replace the Sea Harrier with MiG-29s and the Naval variant of Light Combat Aircraft in the next six years.
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Chinese purchase still stands
Pakistan will go ahead and purchase the Chengdu Aircraft (CAC) JF-17/FC-1/Super-7 fighter despite a delay in the program.
The FC-1 was redesigned last year to incorporate improved air intakes and wing leading-edge strakes.
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Presidential Helo Schedule 'High-Risk'
David Duma, the Pentagon's chief weapons tester, said in a three-page memo that the U.S. Navy is a "high-risk" schedule to develop the White House's new VH-71 presidential helicopter.
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Merlins pass CSAR trial
The Royal Air Force’s EH101 Merlin HC3 transport helicopters have completed their first year of operations in Iraq without incident.
Two of the aircraft also recently completed a successful three-day exercise which assessed the HC3’s suitability for use as a rescue vehicle to deliver a ground extraction force and recover downed aircrew under simulated combat conditions.
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Northrop targets Killer Bee UAV at US forces
Northrop Grumman has demonstrated its pusher-propeller blended wing-body Killer Bee low-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle for the U.S. Air Force.
The Killer Bee has a payload of up to 13.5kg with a 24h endurance at 3,000ft and 60kt.
Labels: Killer Bee
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Boeing, ATK Team for Israeli Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense Competition
Boeing has selected Alliant Techsystems to support the new Israeli Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program it is pursuing with Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI).
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U.S. official sees F-35 deal with UK by mid-June
U.S. Deputy Defence Secretary Gordon England said that Washington and London's differences over technology transfer issues related to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is now within 1 percent.
He expects the issues to be resolved by middle of June. At the same time, Australian Ambassador Dennis Richardson said his country wants the job to be delivered on time, and to avoid rising per-unit costs.
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Low-flying lessons for Little Bird UAV
The Little Bird unmanned helicopter could fly nap-of-the-earth autonomously using software-enabled control (SEC) technology according to Boeing Phantom Works.
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F-15K Makes History with SLAM-ER Release
A Boeing F-15K has become the first F-15 to release a Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) weapon.
The SLAM-ER was released at 25,000 feet at Mach 0.8 approximately 100 nautical miles from its target. The SLAM-ER scored a direct hit.
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F-35 Fuel Tests Confirm Solid, Well-Built Design; Structural Testing Begins at Lockheed Martin
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has completed "leak-free" fuel-system checkout testing.
Structural tests on the aircraft will begin soon.
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Red Arrows begin training in Greece
The Red Arrows have begun the spring phase of their 7-month training season at HAF Tanagra in Greece.
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Su-27s practice missile launches near St. Petersburg - official
Two Russian Su-27 regiments conducted air-to-air missile firings at the Ladoga testing site in the Leningrad Region on Monday.
The aircraft are from the 6th Air Army.
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Indian Air Force will buy 20 Mirages for now
The Indian Air Force is proposing to buy 20 new Mirage fighters from France and overhaul its existing Mirage fleet for Rs7,000 crores.
This will increase the Mirage squadrons from three to four. The proposed new Mirage 2000-5 will have Israeli and Russian avionics and weapons.
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Harriers Return to USS Bonhomme Richard
AV-8B Harriers from VMFA-311 returned to USS Bonhomme Richard after an absence of nine months Mar. 23.
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U-2 maintainers boast streaking hot record
The USAF 99th Aircraft Maintenance Unit has launched 155 U-2 missions consecutively without a maintenance-related cancel.
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CF-18's to Conduct Forward Operating Location Familiarization Training in Canada's North
Two Canadian CF-18's from 4 Wing, Cold Lake will fly to Yellowknife and Inuvik next week for familiarization training in Canada's northwestern Forward Operating Locations.
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Monday, March 27, 2006
中國「愛國者」試射成功
Hong Kong's Wenweipo reported that China has successfully test fired a Patriot class surface-to-air missile.
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Iran's air force not a threat to IAF
A high-ranking Israeli Air Force officer has told The Jerusalem Post that Iran's air force does not pose a threat to the
Israeli Air Force.
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Legacy of B-2 Bomber Innovations Apparent in J-UCAS and Other Programs
Aviation Week & Space Technology takes a look at the development of the B-2 stealth bomber and how the design techniques, technologies and management approaches are applied to modern day programs.
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Indo-French war games take off
Indian Air Force pilots look forward to meeting the French Atlantique-II maritime patrol aircraft during the Varuna joint exercise.
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Barksdale A-10 pilots snag top bombing award
The USAF 47th Fighter Squadron was awarded Top Bombing Team honors Saturday at Hawgsmoke 2006.
It won four other awards in the A-10 meet held this year at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
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Role for F-15 pilots expanded at Klamath Falls base
The 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field, Oregon is expect to increase its
F-15 fleet to 21 with seven in reserve.
This is to increase the training of pilots as one or two F-15 squadrons in Florida is closed.
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BMD Watch: Pentagon anger at MDA
Pentagon's Inspector General's Office is upset with the Missile Defense Agency over delays when the former carries out audits at MDA.
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India tempts US with $6bn aircraft deal
India is delaying its Request for Proposal for 126 Medium Range Multi-Role Combat aircraft until U.S. lawmakers complete the process for the Indo-US nuclear deal.
Labels: MRCA
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H.A.M.M. HOLDS DEDICATION FOR F-4D PHANTOM
The Historic Aviation Memorial Museum held an aircraft dedication ceremony Saturday to honour Bill "Gunfighter" Curnutte.
The F-4D Phantom No. 66-8812, that Curnutte flew with the 390th Tactical Fighting Squadron was restored after 10 months.
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More Royal Air Force personnel arrive at Hill
RAF personnel from the Marham Air Base, U.K., took nine Tornado fighter jets to Hill Air Force Base for bombing practise at Utah Test and Training Range.
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"“The third tranche of Eurofighters is absolutely essential"
From Isaac: Air Vice Marshal Klaus Peter Stieglitz, Chief of Staff, German Air Force, discusses the present situation of the Luftwaffe and outlines its future prospects against a background of new challenges and tight budgets.
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Bid to end Saudi probe over arms deal threat
Britain's attorney-general, Lord Goldsmith, has been asked to block a criminal investigation into a slush fund allegedly run by BAE Systems in order to safeguard the Eurofighter contract.
Related Article
Saudi Arabia commits to Eurofighter Typhoon deal
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US seeks to end dispute with UK on fighter jets
The U.S. State department is considering several options, including a presidential waiver, in order to give Britain technology access for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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Sunday, March 26, 2006
VF-213 Final Tomcat Flights (Update)
March 29 - 211-159629 – Kenner LA
March 30 - 210-163897 - McClellan AFB
206-163893 - Arnold AB TN ???
207-161166 - Evergreen OR
April 13 - 204-161159 - Pensacola FL
April 13 - 205-161163 - Bloomington IL
AMARC - 200-164347
AMARC - 203-164348
AMARC - 212-164349
AMARC - 213-164602
SARDIP - 206-163893 ???
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RAF hero in AK47 storm
RAF helicopter pilot Squadron Leader Shane Anderson was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for holding his helicopter steady under fire for 25 minutes so that an SAS sniper could hit a key terrorist in Iraq.
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U.S. May Be Holding Pakistani Journalist
The family of a Pakistani journalist kidnapped in December said Thursday that they believe he could be in U.S. custody. He created headlines all over the world when he revealed that a suspected Al Qaeda operative was killed by a U.S. missile attack.
Related Article
Family says journalist kidnapped in Pakistan
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U.S. grapples with missile defense command, control
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, said U.S. military officials are still trying to figure out critical operational details of the ballistic missile defense system.
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Wings of death
Flt Lt Aniket Kolhe, who was killed in a
MiG-21 crash on Tuesday, was a role model for his village in India.
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Bell building $31 million facility at Alliance Airport
Bell Helicopter is building a $31 million, 204,000 square-foot hangar and office complex at Alliance Airport where final assembly of the U.S. Army's Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter is carried out.
Labels: ARH
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Aircraft carrier returns to its final resting place
Former aircraft carrier USS Oriskany arrived at Pensacola on Wednesday where Navy crews and contractors will spend the next two months cutting holes in the bulkhead and securing its doors hatches to prepare for the May sinking.
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Saturday, March 25, 2006
VF-213 Final Tomcat Flights
March 29 - 211-159629 – Kenner LA
March 30 - 210-163897 - McClellan AFB
206-163893 - Arnold AB TN
207-161166 - Evergreen OR
204-161159 - Pensacola FL
205-161163 - Bloomington IL
AMARC - 200-164347
AMARC - 203-164348
AMARC - 212-164349
AMARC - 213-164602
SARDIP - 206-163893
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DoD reviews Air Force helicopter; said not to intervene
Pentagon's successful investment review of the U.S. Air Force CSAR-X program on Thursday has paved the way for a Defense Acquisition Board review this summer.
Labels: CSAR-X
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Indian Navy - French Navy Joint Exercise 'Varuna 06'
After the recent joint exercise with USS Ronald Reagan, Indian aircraft carrier Viraat will join French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle for a 12-day exercise off India's west coast.
For the first time, the Indian Air Force will field its land-based Jaguar and Canberra jets as well.
Indian Navy's Sea Harriers will carry out Dissimilar Air Combat with the Rafales and Super Etendards.
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US general says DoD could shift gears on missile warning tech
Lt. Gen. Michael Hamel, head of the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, said the alternative system to the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) will use newer technology than the main SBIRS system.
The SBIRS alternative is intended to force the main SBIRS program back on track.
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Military Deploys Guided Missile Systems
South Korea has deployed three, domestically-built advanced guided missiles for the Army and Navy.
The Shin Kung (New Bow) is a shoulder-launched short-range surface-to-air missile with a range of 7 kilometers and maximum speed of Mach 2.1.
The Hae Song (Sea Star) is a long-range ship-to-ship cruise missile with a range of up to 150 kilometers.
The Chong Sango (Blue Shark) is an anti-submarine torpedo that can be launched from P-3C Orion maritime surveillance aircraft and Super Lynx helicopters.
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UK chosen as possible 'Star Wars' site
Britain has joined Poland and the Czech Republic as a possible location to host interceptor missiles for Washington's ballistic missile defence system.
This will be the third site after Fort Greely in Alaska and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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U.S. missile science slumping
The Defense Science Board is worried that the United States will lose much of its expertise in long-range missile technology as veteran engineers and scientists retire.
The report said that there are only 20,000 research and development scientists and engineers working in the industry as a whole, down from more than 140,000 in the mid-1980s.
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Air Force Chief Takes Over
Brigadier-General Ng Chee Khern has taken over as RSAF's Chief of Air Force from Major-General Lim Kim Choon yesterday at Tengah Air Base.
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The U.S. drive for nuclear intelligence
Spying on the Bomb - American Nuclear Intelligence from Nazi Germany to Iran and North Korea by Jeffrey T. Richelson traces American nuclear intelligence efforts from Nazi Germany to modern day Iraq.
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Miffed U.K. Still Wants JSF
Despite positive talks between British and Pentagon officials on the Joint Strike Fighter, British embassy spokesman Steve Atkins was quick to point out last week's talks are not a sign that British officials are ready to back down from pulling out of the program.
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Chenevert says Pentagon will save billions by leaving JSF engine to Pratt
United Technologies Corp. President and Chief Operating Officer Louis Chenevert has told the Senate Armed Services Committee that using his company's Pratt & Whitney F135 engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will save the Pentagon as much as $6 billion over the 30-year life of the project.
He added that Rolls-Royce is a partner with Pratt & Whitney with the F135 project and it stands to win whether there is an alternative engine or not.
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V-22 Osprey adds achievements but criticism lingers
The Pentagon is preparing to start a multiyear contract for 185
V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft.
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Friday, March 24, 2006
Pong Su sinking video
Video of Royal Australian Air Force F-111 fighter bombers sinking North Korean ship Pong Su with laser guided bombs, hitting the fore and aft on the starboard side of the ship.
Related Articles
Sinking of MV Pong SuRAAF bombing run sinks heroin shipPong Su to be sunk by air force
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Northrop Grumman Selected by U.S. Department of Defense to Design First-Ever Supersonic 'Oblique Flying Wing' Aircraft
DARPA has selected Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems to build the first supersonic 'Oblique Flying Wing' aircraft. First flight of this "X-plane" is envisioned in 2010 or 2011.
High res pictures
here
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Introduction of Su-34 will create export potential - official
Sukhoi holding Director General Mikhail Pogosyan said the introduction of the Su-34 fighter bomber into the Russian Air Force would boost the export chances for the plane.
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Russian Air Force to add 24 newest warplanes by 2010 - Russia's Defense Ministry
Russia's Defense Ministry would acquire two Su-34s in 2006, six in 2007, and a further 10 in 2008 until there is a fleet of 24 Su-34s for the Russian Air Force by 2010.
The plan is to 10 aircraft each year to replace the Su-24.
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Russia to react properly to U.S. anti-missile base in Europe
Russia will study the capability of a proposed U.S. missile-defense base in Europe before responding to it, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said.
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Flights will mark end of RAF Coltishall
RAF Jaguars, a Spitfire, a Harrier GR9 and a Hurricane will mark the closing of RAF Coltishall.
The base has been operational for 66 years since the days of Battle of Britain.
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The Rise of U.S. Nuclear Primacy
This article on Foreign Affairs claims that the days of mutual assured destruction among the major nuclear powers is coming to an end and the United States has rise to dominate.
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Pre-owned APACHE AH64 A / D Longbow American Spec
Want to buy a AH-64 Apache helicopter? There is one selling on EBay right now.
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RI considers buying Chinook choppers
Indonesia wants to buy Chinook helicopters to support humanitarian and other nonmilitary activities in the country, Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said Thursday.
The ministry's Director General for Planning Affairs, Yuwendi, said Boeing did make an offer to supply Chinooks after the tsunami struck in Dec. 2004 but the offer was turn down.
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Report: Deteriorating Shearwater needs big fix
Many facilites at Canada's 12 Wing Shearwater is in an advanced state of deterioration.
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NATO Hires Russian Venture to Fly Cargo in Soviet-Era Antonovs
The Strategic Airlift Interim Solution program which allows NATO access to two Antonov An-124 in Leipzig, Germany has come into force.
15 NATO countries signed a contract with Volga-Dnepr for two AN-124-100 aircraft on full-time charter, two more on six days notice and another two on nine days notice in January.
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USMC veteran John H Young Jr Named CEO of EADS North America Defense
John H. Young, Jr. has been named Chief Executive Officer of EADS North America Defense.
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Area 51: Aviation Icon Dies at 84
Lt. Colonel Hank Meierdierk, one of the few men to test fly the U-2 and SR-71 at Groom Lake, died Tuesday in Las Vegas.
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Air Force pilot becomes one of newest astronauts
Former F-22A Raptor test pilot, Lt. Col. James Dutton, became an astronaut with NASA in February.
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C-17s would help USAFE’s air mobility business
The USAF in Europe hopes to get a squadron of C-17s to keep pace with its airlift requirements.
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Brit's shot at Raptor is envy of pilots worldwide
Flt. Lt. Dan Robinson from the RAF will be the first non-U.S. pilot to be train to fly the USAF F-22A stealth fighter.
He will serve three years at Langley Air Force Base after completing his training in July.
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Air Force to Recruit Online Gamers
The South Korea Air Force wants to recruit professional online gamers to help test out its simulation programs.
This is good news to professional gamers as they can carry out their military service without losing their skills.
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Thursday, March 23, 2006
Sinking of MV Pong Su
Four RAAF F-111s and a AP-3C Orion took part in the sinking of North Korean vessel Pong Su 140 kilometres off Jervis Bay today. Two 2000 lb high explosive laser guided bombs were used to sink the ship.
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RAAF bombing run sinks heroin ship
North Korean freighter Pong Su has been sunk by a bomb from an RAAF F-111 in a military exercise this morning.
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Carrier Strike Group 9 Enters 7th Fleet AOR
Carrier Strike Group 9 has entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in late March.
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Fears grow over new Dubai revolt
There are growing concerns that the purchase of a privately-held British aerospace manufacturer that works on the F-35 by a UAE company could create tensions in the U.S. Senate.
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Missile shield to face tough tests
U.S. Missile Defense Agency Director Lt. Gen. Henry Obering said the agency planned three more operationally realistic tests of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System this year.
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Laser on track for intercept test
Boeing's YAL-1 ABL prototype is on track for a ballistic missile shoot-down test in 2008.
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A-10 pilots are vying for top-gun title
A-10 pilots from around the world will converge on Tucson for Hawgsmoke 2006 - a bombing competition.
68 A-10s will take part in the competition.
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Russian bombers launch cruise missiles during exercises in Far North
Russian Tu-95MC bombers launched eight cruise missiles during a four-day exercise in the Far North.
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New Russian fighter-bomber in final test stages
The Su-34 is in the final stages of testing with the Russian Air Force and will enter service in 12 to 18 months.
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N.Korea upgrades mobile missile arsenal -report
The California-based Centre for Nonproliferation Studies reported that North Korea does not have a missile that could hit the continental United States yet.
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QinetiQ announces first flight trial for Zephyr UAV
QinetiQ has completed the first flight trials of Zephyr HALE UAV at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
The 27kg aircraft is solar-electric powered, autonomous and is designed to fly at altitudes in excess of 50,000 feet.
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JSF consortium offers $3.5 billion work for Turkish defense industry
Lockheed Martin is offering to build advanced composites and center fuselage for the F-35 at Tusas Aerospace Industries, Turkey.
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IAF to ground Cobra helicopters
The Israeli Air Force has decided to ground its AH-1 fleet after an emergency landing by a Cobra helicopter on Wednesday night.
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An Oceana offer the Navy can't refuse
Virginia Beach council has unveiled its plans to limit development around Oceana Naval Air Station as demanded by BRAC.
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Barksdale now home to new fighters
Seven A-10s arrived at Barksdale Air Force Base about 11:15 a.m. Tuesday to join the Air Force Reserve’s 917th Wing.
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U.S. Plans New Bases in the Middle East
The Pentagon will double the tonnage of air munitions stored in the Middle East and Central Asia to prepare for regional war contingencies by 2016.
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ADF assists victims of Cyclone Larry
The Australian Defence Force has deployed seven Black Hawks, two Sea Hawks, three Iroquois and a Chinook helicopter to support victims of Cyclone Larry.
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Small part sucked into engine damaged expensive new F-22 Raptor
A F-22A suffered a $6.7 million damage on Oct. 20, 2005 after a small metal pin and streamer was accidentally sucked into the right engine.
The accident occurred during a night training exercise at Hill Air Force Base in Utah.
A report blamed the accident on an inadequate and incomplete training manual which failed to instruct mechanics to pull the nose landing gear pin before starting the jet engines.
The accident report. (PDF)
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Medals decades belated
Leo S. Bach, a former B-17 bombardier, was finally awarded with his Purple Heart for injuries suffered while bailing out of a B-17 near Berlin on April 11, 1944.
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GCN Insider: Flight control
Athena Technologies Inc. wants to be the Microsoft of unmanned aerial vehicle operating systems market.
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Bids fall short for ex-Soviet aircraft carrier
An attempt to auction off ex-Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk has failed after three potential buyers said the starting price of 128 million yuan was too high.
The ship had to be auction off after its owner Minsk World Industries Co. Ltd. was declared bankrupt.
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Finnish military to take delivery of first NH90 choppers by year's end
Finland will receive the first four NHIndustries NH90 tactical transport helicopters by the end of the year.
A total of 20 NH90s will be delivered.
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Lockheed Martin Qualifies Upgraded Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force recently qualified an upgraded version of its Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb.
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Lockheed Martin Qualifies Upgraded Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force recently qualified an upgraded version of its Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb.
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006
FIDAE 2006: Looking for a new trainer of choice
The EMB-314 Super Tucano and upgraded AT-63 Pampa will be at FIDAE 2006 in Santiago, Chile to attract South American buyers.
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Oldest WWI survivor to get freedom of home town
The last founder member of the RAF and oldest World War One survivor, Henry Allingham, will receive the freedom of his home town.
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Arab pilot to join Armored Corps
An 18-years-old Arab-Israeli who wants to become the first Arab to join the IAF's pilot training course has join the Armored Corps instead.
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Fighter pilot ejects to safety over Albacete
A Spanish Air Force Mirage F1 has has crashed near the town of La Roda. The pilot ejected with minor injuries.
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FIDAE 2006:On the scope
Embraer is studying special-mission versions of its E-170/190 large regional-jet family.
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Budget document discloses existence of secret US Air Force UAV programme
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works could be developing a high-altitude, stealthy unmanned aircraft system for the USAF.
It could be capable of operating at the 70,000-80,000 ft and uses General Electric J97-GE-3 that has been in storage since the 1970s.
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Koizumi, Nukaga reject big changes to base relocation plan
The Japanese government will go ahead with the relocation of USMC helicopter operations from Futenma Air Station in Okinawa to Nago.
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Nederlanders moeten JSF testen
Netherlands wants Dutch pilots to participate in the testing of the Joint Strike Fighter so that Dutch requirements can be incorporated into the final version.
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Pakistan test-fires cruise missile
Pakistan has test fired a Hatf VII cruise missile for the second time with President General Pervez Musharraf witnessing the firing.
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Indian officers for key US Strategic Command
India has been invited to post liaison officers in the U.S. Strategic Command. This is to create a link between Stratcom and India’s Strategic Forces Command.
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Strike Eagles Nab Terrorists
Two F-15E Strike Eagles with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing help nab three suspected insurgents accused of mortaring Balad Air Base, Iraq, Mar. 16.
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Nuclear Weapons Center to Open at Kirtland Air Force Base
The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command has open a Nuclear Weapons Center at Kirtland Air Force Base.
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Korean, Canadian Air Force Chiefs Meet
Canada's chief of the Air Staff, Lt. Gen. Steve Lucas, is in South Korea for a nine-day visit.
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Security flaws could cripple missile defense network
A Pentagon Inspector General’s report found that the Missile Defense Agency's Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) communications network could be hacked.
It found that MDA and Boeing allowed the use of group passwords on the unencrypted portion of the network. Pentagon policies require a system to conduct automated log audits on unencrypted communications and monitoring systems.
Copy of the report here.
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HALE: High-altitude aspirations
Japan, South Korea and Singapore are exploring high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) systems for their needs.
All three recently sought to buy the RQ-4 Global Hawk.
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Pentagon's plan to maintain older jets may aid Boeing
Boeing is expected to benefit from delays encounter by next-generation U.S. fighters.
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The peace eagle has landed
Boeing Peace Eagle program head Mike Brewer discusses the AEW&C aircraft and its implications for the Turkish defense industry in an exclusive interview with Turkish Daily News.
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Pong Su to be sunk by air force
A North Korean freighter will be used as a F-111 bombing target during a defense exercise later this week.
The ship was seized in 2003 after it tried to smuggle 150kg of heroin into Australia.
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Russian Air Force to get new Su-34 fighter-bombers
The Russian Air Force will receive a regiment of new Su-34 fighter-bombers by 2010. There are currently 10 Su-34 undergoing flight tests with the Air Force.
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MQ-1 Predator crashes in Iraq
A USAF MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle crashed at about 3:30 a.m. in Iraq on Tuesday.
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CV-22 delivered to Air Force
The USAF first operational CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft has arrived at Kirtland Air Force Base.
The 58th Special Operations Wing will get four CV-22s by the end of June.
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Arms firm accused by S. Korea of data theft
Thales main representative in Seoul has been arrested by South Korean police for allegedly holding classified data on the South Korean Navy's next-generation warships.
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Hungarian Gripens have arrived
Five Hngarian Gripen fighters, the latest C and D versions of the aircraft, have arrived in Hungary on Tuesday.
The aircraft were flown by four pilots from the Hungarian Air Force and three from the Swedish Air Force.
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2 pilots die as MiG crashes in Rajasthan
An Indian Air Force MiG-21 trainer crashed after getting airborne from Uttarlai airbase in Rajasthan Mar. 22.
Both pilots did not survive the crash.
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Lockheed Martin Delivers New Integrated Weapons System to A-10C Flight Test Program
The Lockheed Martin-led A-10 Prime Team has delivered the Digital Stores Management System (DSMS).
The new system is integrated with the Sniper and LITENING targeting pods to give the aircraft a ‘smart’ weapons capability.
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Blackstar A False Messiah From Groom Lake
Jeffrey F. Bell, a former space scientist and recovering pro-space activist, argues that the Blackstar article by Aviation Week is bogus.
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USAF KC-10s for upgrade
The USAF wants to upgrade its 60 McDonnell Douglas KC-10 tanker/transports with new equipment.
The list includes integrated flightdeck displays, enhanced flight management system, GPS navigation, satellite communication, colour weather radar, electronic charts and manuals, and flight data and flightdeck voice recorders.
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GoldenEye-50 Passes 100 Flight Milestone
The GoldenEye-50 unmanned aerial system (UAS) completed its 100th flight recently.
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Pentagon rejects call to limit Global Hawk output
Pentagon has rejected calls by Government Accountability Office to limit RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle to just flight-test articles rather than operational aircraft.
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Grand plans
Asian manufacturers wants a bigger pie of the global market by focusing on the close- and short-range tactical UAV market.
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China to Remain Russia’s Main Arms Market — Expert
Konstantin Makiyenko, deputy director of Russia's Center of the Strategies and Technologies Analysis, said that the focus of Russia's military industry is to help China improve its Air Force and Navy.
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Govt determined to equip PAF with latest equipment: PM Aziz
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan Air Force will be provided all necessary resources for its upkeep and modernization.
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Joint Strike Fighter program crucial to future air dominance
Lt. Gen. Carrol H. "Howie" Chandler, deputy chief of staff for U.S. Air Force, told the House Armed Services Committee subcommittee on tactical air and land forces that the F-35 is an important complement to the F-22A.
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B-52 pilot shares her Air Force experience, contributions
Maj. Andrea Jensen, 40th Expeditionary Group B-52 pilot, shares her Air Force experience, contributions.
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Single C-17 breaks airdrop record
A single U.S. Air Force C-17 airdropped 32,400 pounds of humanitarian aid within 40 minutes to four locations in central and eastern Afghanistan March 16.
This feat marked the most cargo airdropped to this many drop-zones in the shortest amount of time from a single aircraft in the history of U.S. airdrop operations.
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Langley Fighter Pilots Begin Nighttime Training Missions
F-15s and F-22s from the USAF 1st Fighter Wing will carry out night flying exercises from Mar. 20 to 23 and 27 to 30.
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Laser JDAM turns attention to precision bomb battle
Boeing's JDAM is facing competition from dual-mode variants of the Paveway laser-guided bomb as it plans to add a laser seeker to its JDAM guidance kit.
Boeing is expecting a USN contract for dual-mode JDAM while Lockheed is under contract to develop a dual-mode version of the 500lb Paveway II for the USMC. Raytheon, meanwhile, is already producing the dual-mode Enhanced Paveway II for the RAF.
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Wing Commander 'Bunny' Currant
Wing Commander "Bunny" Currant, one of the RAF's most successful fighter pilots, has died aged 95.
He had 13 kills from WW2.
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Air Force bombers to get cruise-missile launch practice
15 Russian Tu-95MC bombers will practise launching cruise missiles during a tactical exercise in the Far North.
The four day exercise will see the bombers carry out day- and night-time midair refueling with Il-78 tankers.
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U-S military searching for stinger missiles in Afghanistan
The U.S. military is searching for Stinger missiles in Afghanistan but has not found any.
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Seoul nears decision on AEW&C choice
Seoul has given Boeing and IAI a Apr. 30 deadline to submit required licences and additional technical data on their solutions to its E-X AEW&C requirement.
IAI is behind the race as it has not applied for a license to provide classified data or secured technical assistance agreements.
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Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Reaches Million Flight Hour Milestone
The Boeing C-17 fleet has reached one million flying hours. This is equivalent of one of the cargo jets flying every minute of every day continuously for more than 114 years.
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NATO to knit anti-missile defences
NATO wants to create an integration testbed to ensure the anti-missile radars and interceptors owned by its member nations will work together in any operation.
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Thais issue requirement
Thailand is shopping for three aircraft "capable for AEW&C" with two of them fully equipped.
Embraer ERJ-145 and Saab 2000 are the main contenders. Sweden has already offered to sell Thailand Saab 2000s with Ericsson Erieye radars as part of a proposal to supply the country with the Gripen fighter.
Related Article
Sweden in further bid to entice deal on jets
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Lockheed Martin Completes First Pathfinder Seeker For Missile Defense Agency's Multiple Kill Vehicle System
Lockheed Martin has completed the first kill vehicle pathfinder seeker for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Multiple Kill Vehicle System.
A single interceptor equipped with the Multiple Kill Vehicle payload system will destroy the reentry vehicle along with any countermeasures deployed to try and spoof the missile defense system.
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Britain sees progress in F-35 tech transfer talks
A British embassy spokesman said that London is more optimistic about the prospects of buying the F-35 after crucial talks with U.S. officials over technology transfers went well.
Lord Drayson had "extremely constructive" talks with top U.S. officials after his testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee and progress had been made but some areas still need work.
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Monday, March 20, 2006
Congress, Pentagon Battle Over JSF Alternative Engine
Congress and the Pentagon are battling to control the fate of the Joint Strike Fighter's alternative engine program.
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"Russian Knights" finish aerobatic show in China
The Russian Knights have completed its three-day aerobatic show in Zhangjiajie. The three-day show attracted 100,000 aviation enthusiasts and spectators.
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Oceana battle may take years
If Virginia Beach's plans to cut down the encroachment around Oceana Naval Air Station fails to impress the Pentagon, it is prepared to file a federal lawsuit that could drag for years.
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Russia hardsells MiGs to IAF
Indian Air Force pilots prefer the F/A-18 with its AESA radar over the F-16.
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Elta close to selling Phalcon AWACS system to South Korea
Boeing tried but failed to block Elta's bid to get an export permit for sensitive equipment on its Phalcon AWACS to South Korea.
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ISGQ-2003-M0008110 (PDF)
The U.S. Foreign Military Studies Office Joint Reserve Intelligence Center recently released newly declassified captured Iraqi documents, this audio file transcript shows someone explaining the Mirage 4000 to Saddam Hussein.
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Diapers for high flyers
The introduction of Il-78 mid-air refuellers to the Indian Air Force meant longer flying duration for a fighter jet. This introduce several physical problems for the pilots.
Solutions are need for pilots to empty their bladders while flying for six to seven hours. Lower torso stiffness is another problem as they are strapped to ejection seats for long hours.
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Australia Embraces Net-Centric Warfighting
Australia's Wedgetail project has been transformed from searching a target with an airborne radar to become a hub of net-centric operations and conduct a wide range of active and passive surveillance.
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Turf battles hit Indian spy in the sky(SPECIAL)
India's Aviation Research Centre, whose responsibility is to carry out SIGINT along the borders with Pakistan and China, is facing difficulty in modernizing its equipment.
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Enemy subs a tricky target
Adm. Gary Roughead, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, has made it mandatory that aircraft carrier group or amphibious strike group undergo three days of intensive anti-submarine warfare in Hawaii before deploying to the western Pacific.
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Combat-ready for 50 years: B-52s fly past another milestone
The B-52 Stratofortress reached a milestone Mar. 12 with the 50th anniversary of the first B-52 wing being declared combat-ready.
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JSF Fracas Risks Bad Blood Between Allies
The fued over the Joint Strike Fighter could spill over to other transatlantic aircraft programs.
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Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Conducts Undersea Warfare Training
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Carrier Strike Group gathered in Hawaiian waters in mid-March to conduct an undersea warfare exercise.
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Sunday, March 19, 2006
Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood formally takes over the PAF command
Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmad has formally taken over the command of Pakistan Air Force as new Chief of the Air Staff.
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Canada to use pilotless aircraft in Afghanistan
Canada will soon operate a flight of Sperwer tactical UAVs in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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US official accuses China over build-up
Peter Rodman, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for international security affairs, accused China of changing the "status quo" in the Taiwan Strait by its missile buildup aimed at Taiwan.
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Hawks coming, training on MiGs to go
The arrival of the Hawk AJT will lead to a gradual phasing out of training on MiG-21s in phase 4 and 5 of the Indian Air Force pilot training.
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Unidentified Aircraft Heard Over Johor Not In M'sian Airspace, Says PM
An investigation by the Royal Malaysian Air Force found that a UAV that was reported circling in the airspace over Gelang Patah in Johor two days ago was in Singapore airspace.
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M'sia Planning To Procure UAV, Says Army Chief
The Malaysia army has set its sights on getting UAVs.
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Admiral makes nostalgic visit with focus on the future
Rear Adm. Brian Prindle, commander of USN's Patrol and Reconnaissance Group, visits the building that was named in honor of his father at Misawa, the Rear Adm. Charles O’Brien Prindle Naval Tactical Support Facility.
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Doolittle Raiders' survivors to meet at Air Force museum
Nine of the 16 surviving members of the Doolittle Raiders are scheduled to celebrate the raid's 64th anniversary next month at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
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Low-flying bomber disperses mob
A Tornado GR4 flew 250ft over a mob in Iraq that is beseiging three Warrior armoured vehicles.
The mob fled and the detachment from the 1st Battalion The Highlanders were able to escape.
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Arms dealer guilty of illegally exporting military hardware
A Pakistani arms dealer working in Mexico was convicted in a San Diego federal court Friday for illegally exporting military aircraft parts to Iran.
The parts were for the CH-47C, the F-5, the T-38 and the J85 engine that fits both airplanes and the T55 engine on the Chinook.
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Rooivalk helicopter. WILL TURKEY TAKE THE CHOPPER?
A technical evaluation team from Turkey is in South Africa to evaluate the Rooivalk attack helicopter.
Labels: Turkey Attack Helicopter
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Surya Kiran jet crashes in Bidar, 2 pilots dead
India's Surya Kiran aerobatics team has suffered its first crash, killing two pilots. The aircraft came down minutes after taking off from the Bidar Air Force base on Saturday morning.
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Turkey puts off utility helicopter competition
Turkey's defense procurement officials have postponed a March 15 deadline for submission of a RFP for the country's utility helicopter program.
Most of the contenders had filed requests for an extension.
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Saturday, March 18, 2006
Tomcat tribute
A video tribute to the Grumman F-14 Tomcat. Last time, Baby!
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Tomcat Sunset Event Registration Online
The Tomcat Sunset online registration form has been activated.
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Time has come to market Brahmos: India
India's President A P J Abdul Kalam told Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov that it is time to market the Brahmos cruise missile.
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Boeing Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System Wins $96 Million Contract
Boeing has received a contract for the third full-rate production order of the Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS).
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機長の判断、操縦ミス原因＝陸自ヘリ水没事故－三重
An accident report has been the pilot of a JGSDF OH-6D for its crash in Nov. 2005. He misjudged the height while dodging birds and crash into a lake.
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米軍ヘリ墜落で４７００万円賠償、日本が２５％負担
From Asagiri Yohko : A total of 47 million Yen has been paid the 70 of the 77 claims from the USMC CH-53 crash in Okinawa International University in August 2004.
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所沢航空発祥記念館：純国産練習機「Ｔ―１Ｂ」、常設展示－－１９日から
From Asagiri Yohko : A T-1B will become a permanent static display at
Tokorozawa
Aviation Museum, Tokorozawa City, Dasaitama Prefecture tomorrow.
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Russian aircraft not to fly through tourist mountain hole
The Russian Knights will not fly through Tianmen Hole in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province.
The team is worried that the act may damaged the aircraft and the cave.
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Billionaire buys historic warplane
Paul Allen, the sixth wealthiest man in the world, has just added a Hawker Hurricane Mk. II to his aircraft collection.
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Barksdale soon will welcome new A-10s
Barksdale Air Force Base will soon have seven A-10s from New Orleans-based 926th Fighter Wing.
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Senate approves move to update B-52 fleet
The U.S. Senate has approved an aamendment to the fiscal year 2007 budget for keeping and upgrading all of the Air Force’s B-52 bombers.
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