March 21, 2010 Military Aviation News

Obama blocks delivery of bunker-busters to Israel

03/21/2010

The United States has diverted a shipment of bunker-busters designated for Israel.

F-22 jet planned for balloon fest

03/21/2010

The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet will perform on two days at Battle Creek's Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival at W. K. Kellogg Airport.

Australia Unruffled By F-35 Delays

03/21/2010

Australia's minister for defense, Sen. John Faulkner, is unruffled by the latest cost and schedule difficulties afflicting the Joint Strike Fighter program. And senior defense officials in Canberra say they believe that Australia's plans to acquire up to 100 F-35A Lightning II aircraft aren't much affected by the JSF project's cost overruns.

Canada needs to update its aging fleet of CF-18s, but when will Ottawa get around to it?

03/21/2010

Think of a paper clip, suggests retired Lieutenant-Colonel Billy Allen. Just as you can only bend one so many times before it breaks, you can only push an aircraft beyond the speed of sound so many times before some crucial part gives out on you.

UAE becomes fourth-biggest arms buyer

03/21/2010

The UAE is near the top of a list of the world’s biggest weapons importers and is set to continue increasing its hi-tech defensive capabilities, according to a new report on international arms transfers.

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