May 25, 2010 Military Aviation News

X-51 ordinary-fuel scramjet to fly on Tuesday

05/25/2010

The X-51A "Waverider" scramjet will fly at last next Tuesday, it has been announced. It had been expected that the radical engine - capable of Mach 6 velocities while running on fairly ordinary jet fuel - would fly last December, but budgetary and scheduling difficulties have delayed the project.

Dutch parliament wants out of F-35

05/25/2010

The Dutch parliament has voted to pull out of the F-35 joint strike fighter program and cancel an order for one jet the nation has already placed, according to Defense News, which confirmed the development with the Dutch Embassy in Washington.

Lockheed to deliver Sniper ATPs to Royal Saudi Arab Air Force

05/25/2010

Lockheed martin has signed a $40 million foreign military contract for the delivery of Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) to the Royal Saudi Air Force.

US high-tech arms to India stumble on safeguards

05/25/2010

India’s marked shift towards American weaponry is, paradoxically, leading towards a flashpoint between New Delhi and Washington. Over the next three months, key American military platforms — including the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, the C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft and the M777 ultralight howitzer (ULH) — come to India for user trials. But New Delhi’s reluctance to sign two technology safeguard agreements demanded by the US could lead to India paying top dollar for American equipment

China Extends Military's Reach

05/25/2010

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is transforming a one-time barefoot peasant army into a modern and deployable military, racking up operational hours in an anti-piracy naval mission in the Gulf of Aden as military officials study strategic airlifter requirements.

New helicopters delivered to troops

05/25/2010

Beefed-up helicopters have taken to the skies in Afghanistan as part of efforts to give British troops more firepower on the frontline.

What is the Air Force doing with space?

05/25/2010

The military uses for space travel are legion: besides the obvious utility of being able to launch weapons much more quickly at a target, it can be used to prevent military action through advanced intelligence gathering.

PAF getting 18 new training jets at P660M

05/25/2010

The Air Force will receive a new batch of 18 brand-new SF-260 basic training aircraft before the Air Force Day celebration on July 2. The jets are being assembled at a facility in Clark Air Base. The whole package is costing the government P660 million.

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