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Israel innovates to modernise air force amid financial constraints
05-Mar-2010 JDW
Financial concerns are requiring new innovations in procurement for the Israel Air Force (IAF) as it continues its modernisation drive to replace fighter, transport and...
US boosts Pakistani air power to support border operations
05-Mar-2010 JDW
The US military is shipping laser-guided bomb (LGB) kits to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in recognition of the growing role that airpower has played...
*UK concludes Afghan aircrew training programme
05-Mar-2010 JDW
Project Curium, the UK initiative to train Afghan rotary-wing aircrew, will draw to a conclusion at the end of March, having put 27 aircrew ...
Boeing opts for 767 variant as its KC-X contender
05-Mar-2010 JDW
Boeing says it has decided to offer a tanker version of its commercial 767 airliner for the US Air Force's KC-X tanker competition, ending ...
Boeing to shut Australian manufacturing plant
05-Mar-2010 JDIN
Boeing has announced that it intends to close a production plant in Bankstown, Sydney, in 2012 as part of efforts to better utilise its ...
*Under control: addressing aerial congestion in operational areas
04-Mar-2010 IDR
In asymmetric wars such as those in Afghanistan and Iraq there has been little in the way of air threats for the battlefield air-defence ...
Egypt mulls JF-17 co-production and signs for more F-16s
04-Mar-2010 JDW
Cairo is in talks with Pakistan to begin joint production of JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft, Jane's understands from Egyptian defence industry sources. Even...
Contenders develop airframes for USAF's MQ-X requirement
04-Mar-2010 JDW
US aerospace companies are already developing new unmanned aircraft for a US Air Force (USAF) contracting competition, known as 'MQ-X', that they expect to take...
Lockheed Martin secures $782m DoD accords
04-Mar-2010 JDIN
Lockheed Martin has won two contracts from the US Department of Defense (DoD) worth a total of USD782 million, relating to F-16 aircraft to ...
*NATO's air command system prepares for first training deployment
04-Mar-2010 IDR
The deployable element of NATO's new Air Command and Control System (ACCS) will undertake its first major training and trials deployment in April when the...
*Boeing prepares Phantom Ray to meet USAF's future bomber requirements
03-Mar-2010 JDW
Boeing's Phantom Ray aerial drone, which is expected to enter flight-testing later this year, could be a candidate to become the US Air Force's (USAF's)...
US awards Northrop Grumman $223.6m E-8C engines deal
03-Mar-2010 JDIN
Northrop Grumman has won a USD223.6 million contract from the US Air Force (USAF) to provide new engines for two E-8C aircraft. The group ...
US to send Pakistan laser-guided bomb kits
03-Mar-2010 JDW
The US military is planning to ship laser-guided bomb kits to Pakistan to help the country in its fight against Islamic militants. Secretary of ...
India, Russia expected to sign fighter aircraft development agreement
03-Mar-2010 JDIN
India and Russia are expected to sign an agreement shortly that will see the two countries jointly develop and build a fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA)...
Ethiopia sends helicopters to Darfur peacekeeping force
03-Mar-2010 JDW
Five of the long-awaited attack helicopters for the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) have finally arrived from contributing nation Ethiopia, amid new government ...
*Bolt from the blue: helicopters tool up to join the littoral fight
03-Mar-2010 IDR
From early in their life naval helicopters were recognised as ideal offboard strike platforms, but it was not until the 1960s that they began ...
*Hawk T.2 flight simulator arrives at RAF Valley
02-Mar-2010 JDW
Ascent Flight Training has handed over the first flight training device (FTD) to Royal Air Force (RAF) Valley, Anglesey, as part of the ground-based ...
USAF slips F-35 IOC by two years
02-Mar-2010 JDW
The US Air Force's (USAF's) top civilian official has confirmed that the service's initial operational capability (IOC) date for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike...
Lockheed Martin completes F/A-18 Paveway Plus II flight trials
02-Mar-2010 JMR
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the Paveway II Plus laser-guided bomb (LGB) F/A-18 qualification flight-test programme, the company announced on 17 February. The final...
*US sees growing ballistic missile threat
02-Mar-2010 JMR
Pre-launch survivability of ballistic missile systems is likely to increase as potential adversaries strengthen their denial and deception measures and increasingly base their missiles ...
to be updated daily....
Israel innovates to modernise air force amid financial constraints
05-Mar-2010 JDW
Financial concerns are requiring new innovations in procurement for the Israel Air Force (IAF) as it continues its modernisation drive to replace fighter, transport and...
US boosts Pakistani air power to support border operations
05-Mar-2010 JDW
The US military is shipping laser-guided bomb (LGB) kits to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in recognition of the growing role that airpower has played...
*UK concludes Afghan aircrew training programme
05-Mar-2010 JDW
Project Curium, the UK initiative to train Afghan rotary-wing aircrew, will draw to a conclusion at the end of March, having put 27 aircrew ...
Boeing opts for 767 variant as its KC-X contender
05-Mar-2010 JDW
Boeing says it has decided to offer a tanker version of its commercial 767 airliner for the US Air Force's KC-X tanker competition, ending ...
Boeing to shut Australian manufacturing plant
05-Mar-2010 JDIN
Boeing has announced that it intends to close a production plant in Bankstown, Sydney, in 2012 as part of efforts to better utilise its ...
*Under control: addressing aerial congestion in operational areas
04-Mar-2010 IDR
In asymmetric wars such as those in Afghanistan and Iraq there has been little in the way of air threats for the battlefield air-defence ...
Egypt mulls JF-17 co-production and signs for more F-16s
04-Mar-2010 JDW
Cairo is in talks with Pakistan to begin joint production of JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft, Jane's understands from Egyptian defence industry sources. Even...
Contenders develop airframes for USAF's MQ-X requirement
04-Mar-2010 JDW
US aerospace companies are already developing new unmanned aircraft for a US Air Force (USAF) contracting competition, known as 'MQ-X', that they expect to take...
Lockheed Martin secures $782m DoD accords
04-Mar-2010 JDIN
Lockheed Martin has won two contracts from the US Department of Defense (DoD) worth a total of USD782 million, relating to F-16 aircraft to ...
*NATO's air command system prepares for first training deployment
04-Mar-2010 IDR
The deployable element of NATO's new Air Command and Control System (ACCS) will undertake its first major training and trials deployment in April when the...
*Boeing prepares Phantom Ray to meet USAF's future bomber requirements
03-Mar-2010 JDW
Boeing's Phantom Ray aerial drone, which is expected to enter flight-testing later this year, could be a candidate to become the US Air Force's (USAF's)...
US awards Northrop Grumman $223.6m E-8C engines deal
03-Mar-2010 JDIN
Northrop Grumman has won a USD223.6 million contract from the US Air Force (USAF) to provide new engines for two E-8C aircraft. The group ...
US to send Pakistan laser-guided bomb kits
03-Mar-2010 JDW
The US military is planning to ship laser-guided bomb kits to Pakistan to help the country in its fight against Islamic militants. Secretary of ...
India, Russia expected to sign fighter aircraft development agreement
03-Mar-2010 JDIN
India and Russia are expected to sign an agreement shortly that will see the two countries jointly develop and build a fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA)...
Ethiopia sends helicopters to Darfur peacekeeping force
03-Mar-2010 JDW
Five of the long-awaited attack helicopters for the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) have finally arrived from contributing nation Ethiopia, amid new government ...
*Bolt from the blue: helicopters tool up to join the littoral fight
03-Mar-2010 IDR
From early in their life naval helicopters were recognised as ideal offboard strike platforms, but it was not until the 1960s that they began ...
*Hawk T.2 flight simulator arrives at RAF Valley
02-Mar-2010 JDW
Ascent Flight Training has handed over the first flight training device (FTD) to Royal Air Force (RAF) Valley, Anglesey, as part of the ground-based ...
USAF slips F-35 IOC by two years
02-Mar-2010 JDW
The US Air Force's (USAF's) top civilian official has confirmed that the service's initial operational capability (IOC) date for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike...
Lockheed Martin completes F/A-18 Paveway Plus II flight trials
02-Mar-2010 JMR
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the Paveway II Plus laser-guided bomb (LGB) F/A-18 qualification flight-test programme, the company announced on 17 February. The final...
*US sees growing ballistic missile threat
02-Mar-2010 JMR
Pre-launch survivability of ballistic missile systems is likely to increase as potential adversaries strengthen their denial and deception measures and increasingly base their missiles ...
to be updated daily....
