April 16, 2010 Military Aviation News

Chinooks protected from IR missile threat

04/16/2010

The effectiveness of a countermeasure system for the U.S. Army Chinook helicopter to defeat guided missiles was proven in battle, BAE Systems said.

China’s PLA opens up to show off J10, its first indigenous fighter jet

04/16/2010

Engines screaming, China’s most advanced fighter jets took off, soared into a vertical climb, spun into rolls and veered off into a clear blue sky leaving a trail of smoke and the acrid smell of aviation fuel in its wake. The 24th Fighter Division of the Chinese Air Force yesterday showed off a formation of its J10 — or Annihilator 10 — to a select group of international military attachés for the first time.

EADS scrambling as L-3 cool to tanker work

04/16/2010

Airbus parent EADS is working fast to seal a teaming agreement with another U.S. company after L-3 Communications Holdings Inc backed away from joining its bid for a U.S. refueling plane deal that could be worth $50 billion, sources familiar with the situation said.

Volcanic dust cloud suspends military training

04/16/2010

All routine military air training in UK airspace has been suspended as a plume of volcanic ash drifts across much of northern Europe.

US military testing high-tech dirigibles in Utah

04/16/2010

The skies over the Utah desert are becoming the test site for a new fleet of hulking high-tech dirigibles the U.S. military is hoping will provide battlefield commanders a bird's-eye view of cruise missiles and other threats.

IAF searching for space to drill

04/16/2010

Refused permission to fly in Turkish airspace, the Israel Air Force has its eyes on Europe and Asia as it searches for new training grounds for its fighter jets with an emphasis on long-range missions.

Tejas LCA project to cost more than Rs 13,000 crore over 35 years

04/16/2010

The overall developmental cost of Tejas Light Combat Aircraft has quietly zoomed past the Rs 13,000-crore mark, with the government sanctioning the extension of the fighter's "full-scale engineering development'' (FSED) till December 31, 2018.

Boeing, US Air Force Demonstrate Network Centric Capabilities at Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment

04/16/2010

The Boeing Company and the U.S. Air Force's Electronic Systems Center are demonstrating network-centric capabilities aboard a U.S. Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) test aircraft during the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment (JEFX) at Nellis Air Force Base. The event began April 12 and is scheduled to conclude on April 22.

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