Congressman Pushes to Update C-130 Fleet
John Carney has a bill in search of sponsors. A lot of them. And he knows it. …read more Source:: Defense News (Air)
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US Military Conducts Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria and Iraq
U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists today, using bomber and attack aircraft to conduct a total of eleven airstrikes in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, six airstrikes south of Kobani destroyed two...
Saab Grintek Defence to Develop EW System for Gripen NG
Saab’s local South African company, Saab Grintek Defence (Pty) Ltd., has been chosen to develop and manufacture parts for the Electronic Warfare (EW) System for Gripen E for Sweden. Development work, including prototype manufacturing,...
Greece Requests P-3B Aircraft Overhaul and Upgrade
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Greece for P-3B aircraft overhaul and upgrade as well as associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated...
Search is on for wreckage of Ki-43s, Vickers Wellington in India
A search will soon be conducted in a northeastern Indian lake for the wreckage of two Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Ki43s and one Vickers Wellington. The three planes ended up in the lake...
Whistle blower says Northrup Grumman faked test results for LN-100
A Northrop Grumman employee has filed a lawsuit complaining that the company has been faking test results for the LN-100 Inertial Navigation System/Global Positioning System (INS/GPS). Todd Donaldson said employees at the Salt Lake...
Unexplained explosion took out buildings in Iranian military compound
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Dassault handed over first Rafale M F1 retrofitted to F3 standard
The first of ten Rafale M F1 fighters that was been retrofitted to the newer F3 standard has been handed over to French defense procurement agency (DGA) on Oct. 3. …read more Source:: Alert5...
Austrian Eurofighter stuck at Innsbruck airport
A Eurofighter from the Austrian Air Force remain grounded at Innsbruck airport after making an emergency landing there a week ago. The jet was on a mission to escort a foreign military aircraft through...
RAAF fighters strike first ISIL targets in Iraq
Australia has carried its first air strike in Iraq with a RAAF F/A-18F dropping two precision-guided bombs on a ISIL facility. …read more Source:: Alert5 (Air)
Army Propels Next Generation Helicopter Program Forward
The U.S. Army is immersed in testing with two industry teams contracted to develop and build a fuel-efficient, high-speed, next-generation medium-lift helicopter to enter service by 2030. The service’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator, or...
USAF taking over space shuttle hangars to house X-37Bs
Two former space shuttle processing hangars at Kennedy Space Center are now under the ownership of the U.S. Air Force for the X-37B program. …read more Source:: Alert5 (Air)
SwAF Gripen goes supersonic to intercept Russia aircraft
A Swedish Air Force Gripen fighter went supersonic to intercept a Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Oct. 7. …read more Source:: Alert5 (Air)
Meet USN’s equivalent of Skunk Works: AIRWorks
The U.S. Navy now has an advance projects group modeled on Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works and Boeing’s Phantom Works. Although formally launched this month, AIRWorks has completed bulletproofing the V-22 and integrating the Advanced...
USAF F-15D crash in U.K.
The U.S. Air Force lost an F-15D when one came down in a field off Broad Gate, Weston Hills, Britain on Oct. 8. Pictures of the crash site in the source. The pilot ejected...
Dutch F-16s carried out first air strikes in Iraq
Dutch F-16s have carried out their first strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq when three bombs were dropped on armored vehicles. …read more Source:: Alert5 (Air)
Former Finmeccanica executives sentenced, cleared of corruption
The former chief executive of Finmeccanica and former head of its subsidiary AgustaWestland were each sentenced to two years in prison on 9 October, but both were acquitted on larger corruption charges. Giuseppe Orsi...
Textron Fury kills ground targets during initial flight tests
Textron Systems Weapon & Sensor Systems has made two live-fire demonstration launches of its Fury lightweight guided glide weapon from an Unmanned Systems Shadow 200 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Conducted in August, but not...
Russian firms looking to boost business with China
Key Points Russia’s aerospace industry is planning a major push at next month’s Air Show China in Zhuhai Russia’s pariah status in relation to its interventions in Ukraine is forcing Moscow to consider relinquishing...
Update: US approves JASSM sale to Poland
The US Congress approved the sale to Poland of up to 40 AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSMs) and Polish Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52 fighter aircraft upgrades on 2 October. Poland had requested...