May 20, 2011 Military Aviation News
05/20/2011
South Korea's arms procurement agency said Wednesday that it will open a bid next month to purchase radar-evading cruise missiles for its F-15K fighter aircraft, Yonhap news agency reported. According to the Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), S Korea had originally planned to buy Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) from Lockheed Martin, but the plan got delayed due technical reasons.
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05/20/2011
Navy officials at the Naval Air Systems Command announced that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) carrier variant test aircraft has met its goals to date for 2011. The aircraft - CF-1 - completed 36 test flights up to May 11, almost half the program's goal for the year of 85.
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05/20/2011
The defence ministry has withdrawn its tender for re-engining the Indian Air Force's Jaguar combat jets after one of the two contenders opted out, a leading defence journal says.
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05/20/2011
Officials at the Kandahar Air Wing reached a milestone May 15 when they opened an Afghan Mi-17 weapons arming point here. The officials said it's a key step towards delivering airpower dominance to both the 205th and 215th Afghan National Army Corps.
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05/20/2011
Turkey is to receive its first GrandNew light-twin helicopter from Agusta Westland by the end of June, the FInnmeccanica company said today.
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05/20/2011
Industrial prototypes of Russian and foreign helicopters will be presented to the public at the HeliRussia 2011 international exposition in Moscow on May 19-21, the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation said. A total of 125 Russian companies and 40 organizations from 15 other countries are to take part in the exhibition. Military products will be presented by 11 Russian companies and one Ukrainian.
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