June 10, 2010 Military Aviation News

Brazil Air Force May Buy 8 Airbus Military Planes, Valor Says

06/10/2010

Airbus Military is in talks to sell eight military transport aircraft to Brazil’s air force, Valor Economico reported, citing Domingo Urena-Raso, head of the unit of Airbus SAS.

NATO helicopter shot down in Afghanistan

06/10/2010

Four U.S. soldiers are killed in the attack in volatile Helmand province. A roadside bomb leaves another coalition service member dead and brings the number of troops killed in June to 29.

Russian strategic bombers carry out record nonstop flight

06/10/2010

Two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers are carrying out a 23-hour patrol with a planned flight range of 18,000 kilometers (over 11,000 miles), an Air Force spokesman said on Wednesday.

First Three C-130J Super Hercules for India Near Completion at Lockheed Martin Facility

06/10/2010

The first three C-130J Super Hercules for India take the final positions on Lockheed Martin’s assembly line in Marietta, Ga.

U.S. leans toward selling Iraq F-16s

06/10/2010

As the U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq moves toward its final phase and Iran remains defiant over its nuclear program, U.S. officials say the Pentagon, after many months of hesitation, is expected to sell Baghdad late-model F-16 strike aircraft.

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