3/16/2010 Iraqi Air Force College to Train With T-6A  U.S. Air Force Airmen will teach the first Iraqi Air Force College pilot-training course, beginning in March, with Iraq's new T-6A trainer. |
3/16/2010 Saudis Mull Another F-15 Purchase  The Middle East newsline has confirmed that Saudi Arabia has advanced in negotiations to purchase a fighter jet from the United States. |
3/16/2010 Pakistan Returns Free Helicopters to US  Less than a year ago, the United States rushed four Russian-built Mi-17 helicopters to Pakistan after an urgent request from the country's senior leadership. Now those helicopters, which were offered at no cost to the government of Pakistan, are being returned to the United States after a serious crash that resulted in at least one fatality.
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3/16/2010 Near-Term Growth Expected in Medium/Heavy Military Rotorcraft Market  In a new study, “The Market for Medium/Heavy Military Rotorcraft,” Forecast International projects that 4,319 such rotorcraft will be produced during the 10-year time period between 2010 and 2019. The value of this production is estimated at $92.3 billion in constant 2010 U.S. dollars. In general, Forecast International defines a medium/heavy rotorcraft as one with a gross weight that equals or exceeds 6,804 kilograms (15,000 lb). |
3/16/2010 Europeans Call Pentagon Aircraft Contract 'Protectionist'  European resentment over the loss of a military aircraft contract with the Pentagon is likely to play a role in a meeting this month between President Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. |
3/16/2010 Indian army turns to HAL for 20 Cheetals in bid to plug chopper gap  After years of delays in finalizing a global tender for 197 new helicopters, the Indian Army has recently decided to buy 20 Cheetal helicopters from Bangalore-based military plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), three people familiar with the matter said. |
3/16/2010 Boeing A160T Proves Resupply Capability for US Marines  The Boeing A160T Hummingbird has successfully completed a cargo delivery demonstration under a U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory contract, proving the unmanned rotorcraft's ability to resupply frontline troops in rough terrain. |
3/15/2010 Afghanistan air operations declined in Feb.  In February, Air Force and partner warplanes dropped fewer bombs on Afghanistan targets than they have in 15 months, according to Air Forces Central Command. |
3/15/2010 Airbus A400M programme plans US sales  Europe's leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus says it plans to sell around 210 of its A400M military planes to the US. |
3/15/2010 First U.S. Black Hawk leaves Polish arms plant  The first U.S. Black Hawk S-70i military helicopter to be made outside of the United States was unveiled in Poland on Monday at a plant that once serviced Nazi aircraft and built planes for the Communist bloc. |