January 29, 2010 Military Aviation News

Israel Aerospace Industries Presents Various New Technologies and Products at Singapore Air Show 2010

01/29/2010

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will present a wide variety of its advanced technologies and products at this year's Singapore Air Show, taking place from February 2nd – February 7th, 2010 at the Changi Exhibition Centre.

Boeing B-52 With CONECT Upgrade Accomplishes 1st Test Flight

01/29/2010

Boeing announced today that a B-52H upgraded with new communication technology successfully accomplished its first test flight at Edwards Air Force Base on Jan. 17. The Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT) upgrade allows B-52H crews to receive and send real-time digital information during their missions.

Boeing Delivers Record Number of Apache Longbow Crew Trainers in 2009

01/29/2010

Boeing delivered a record five Apache Longbow Crew Trainers (LCTs) in 2009 -- more than in any previous year -- and all five have been declared "ready for training."

Taiwan's fighter jets too costly to maintain

01/29/2010

The United Arab Emirates Air Force is considering selling the Mirage 2000-9 jet fighters that it originally purchased from France, according to a UAE representative at the Dubai Air Show last November. The main reason, he said, was high maintenance costs.

U.S. military aircraft touches down in Bogota

01/29/2010

A United States aircraft landed at a military air base in Colombia on Thursday, with the intention that it will be used by the Colombian government to deliver aid to Haiti.

At Lockheed, Fighter-Jet Plan Looms Large

01/29/2010

Though Lockheed Martin Corp. has thousands of government contracts, none is more important to its future than the F-35 Lightning II, a fighter-jet program that will cost almost $300 billion to design, build and buy in the coming decades.

Russia optimistic about MIG-35's victory in Indian Air Force tender

01/29/2010

Russia on Thursday expressed optimism that the MiG-35 fighter jets fielded by it in the Indian Air Force's tender for acquisition of 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) will prove an edge over its Western rivals and ultimately win the contract.

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