May 06, 2010 Military Aviation News

Vietnamese Navy Orders DHC-6 Twin-Otter 400s

05/06/2010

Canadian firm Viking Air of Sidney, BC achieved a double-breakthrough with its recent sale to Vietnam. Its modern DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 variant of the legendary global bush plane will become the Vietnamese military’s first western aircraft, and the Vietnamese Navy’s first fixed-wing aircraft.

F-16 training bolsters U.S., Pakistan relations

05/06/2010

As a vital partner for U.S. forces in Southwest Asia, Pakistan’s air force will soon upgrade its 30-year-old fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons, and the pilots charged with flying more capable fighters are ready to handle the new technology after almost a year of training with the Arizona Air National Guard.

How Detroit's Aircraft Production Dream Crashed and Burned

05/06/2010

Once, Detroit's carmakers wanted to be the nation's aircraft kings. For a short time during World War II, they were. Then things fell apart

LaserMotive plan powers UAVs continuously

05/06/2010

U.S. company LaserMotive announced it has plans for a laser-based solution providing unmanned aircraft used by military and governments with continuous power.

France hopes to sell Rafale to UAE in 2010

05/06/2010

Negotiations between France and the United Arab Emirates on Dassault Aviation's Rafale fighter jet are taking longer than expected but Paris hopes to strike an agreement by the end of this year.

Pentagon pleased with V-22 Osprey's performance

05/06/2010

The U.S. military is pleased with the performance of the V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft in Iraq and Afghanistan, but is still working hard to improve its readiness, the Pentagon's program manager said on Tuesday.

Czech-British military exercise Flying Rhino starts

05/06/2010

The Czech-British military exercise Flying Rhino 2010 started at the Namest nad Oslavou base at 8:30 Monday when the first Tornado combat aircraft took off, exercise spokeswoman Sabina Introvicova told CTK.

Flight testing of Russia's fifth-gen fighter continues

05/06/2010

Russia's fifth-generation fighter aircraft PAK FA has undergone a fresh round of flight test near here last week.

Russia's Air Force rehearses for Victory Day parade over Moscow

05/06/2010

A rehearsal for the May 9 Victory Day parade started in Moscow on Tuesday booming with the powerful roar of military aircraft engines.

Boeing Wedgetail Aircraft Accepted Into Royal Australian Air Force Fleet

05/06/2010

The Boeing Company today announced that the Commonwealth of Australia has accepted the first two Project Wedgetail 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft into the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fleet.

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