September 20, 2010 Military Aviation News

Last F-15s to fly out of Tyndall

09/20/2010

The last of Tyndall Air Force Base’s three remaining F-15 Eagles will fly out of the base Tuesday, after the 95th Fighter Squadron holds a morning inactivation ceremony.

U.S. congressman urges sale of F-16 C/Ds to Taiwan

09/20/2010

United States Congressman Edward Royce has urged his government to agree to sell F-16 C/D fighter jets to Taiwan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said.

Ejector-seat glitch hits German warplanes

09/20/2010

Berlin - Germany's air force said Friday all its fighter planes were susceptible to a potential fault in their ejector seats, but insisted that it retained full military domination over German airspace.

Aircraft laser blinds heat-seeking missiles

09/20/2010

A new aircraft gadget will help protect fighter jets from incoming heat-seeking missiles, by blinding the trailing weapon with a high powered infrared beam.

Fighter jets to fight what?

09/20/2010

I have to wonder, under what circumstances, will Canada need them? Unfortunately, after WW2, the only time we seem to use our military aircraft in actual battle, is when we join in to help fight the United State’s battles. That being the case, why doesn’t the US just give us a bunch of them?

French military aircraft flying over the Sahel region

09/20/2010

French military reconnaissance aircraft are flying "for some time" several Sahelian countries, while the five French kidnapped on Thursday in Niger are now in a mountainous area of north-eastern Mali, according to officials sources.

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