April 29, 2010 Military Aviation News

BAE has edge in dogfight over £1bn Iraq order

04/29/2010

The Iraqi Government is in talks to buy 24 Hawk trainer jets for up to £1 billion in a deal that would be the country’s first large arms purchase from the UK for more than 20 years.

Just How Powerful is the Iranian Military?

04/29/2010

While Iran’s nuclear program remains the subject of intense media speculation, the nonlinear actions of the Islamic regime continue to occupy Western and Israeli intelligence officials not yet completely swept up by the gathering atomic storm.

Mirage upgrade augments new fighter force

04/29/2010

Despite the ongoing acquisition of new F-16s to strengthen its fighter force, Morocco is pressing on with ambitious upgrades to its legacy types, which will remain in service for many years, augmenting the new aircraft.

U.S. Consolidates Military Network In Asia-Pacific Region

04/29/2010

The United States has six naval fleets and eleven aircraft carrier strike groups patrolling the world's oceans and seas. The U.S. Navy is as large as the world's next thirteen biggest navies combined [1].

Lockheed Martin Developing System Requirements for F-15C IRST Program

04/29/2010

Lockheed Martin has received a contract from the Boeing Company to continue developing system requirements for the U.S. Air Force’s F-15C IRST™ sensor system program. The IRST sensor system augments the aircrews’ critical ability to track and engage targets in dense threat environments.

Iranian plane buzzes carrier in Middle East

04/29/2010

An Iranian maritime patrol aircraft buzzed the carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower at sea in the Middle East last week, passing within 1,000 yards of the ship, but American defense officials sought to downplay the encounter as relatively common.

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