October 07, 2010 Military Aviation News

Indian Air Force gears up to celebrate its 78th anniversary

10/07/2010

Ahead of the 78th Air Force Day, to be celebrated on Friday, the officers and airmen of the Indian Air Force (IAF) presented an impressive dress rehearsal at the Hindon airbase near Ghaziabad.

Norwegian defence budget: “A good, but tight, defence budget”

10/07/2010

The Government proposes continuing investment in the Armed Forces in 2011 – with a defence budget of NOK 39,249 million. Increased activity, new materiel and security in the High North will be given priority. Increased funding and new efficiency measures in the Armed Forces will in fact represent a strengthening of the defence budget in excess of NOK 300 million.

OEF anniversary: Deployed tanker pilots discuss supporting Afghanistan ops

10/07/2010

In the past nine years, Air Mobility Command statistics show AMC tankers have off-loaded more than 12.2 billion pounds of fuel to aircraft for worldwide military operations, including Operation Enduring Freedom.

Russia, U.S. to Jointly Build Heavy Cargo Aircraft

10/07/2010

Russia and the U.S. are considering the possibility of jointly building a heavy military cargo aircraft, Russia's Defense Minister Anatoli Serdyukov said on Tuesday.

A330 Tanker Gets Military Type Certificate

10/07/2010

In advance of the Royal Australian Air Force’s receipt of its first Airbus A330-based Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) in the coming weeks, Spanish military authorities have provided the aircraft’s military type certificate.

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