May 27, 2011 Military Aviation News

KC-135s get lighting upgrades

05/27/2011

The C/KC-135 Stratotanker is in and out of Southwest Asia, but these days it supports more than just air refueling operations. As the KC-135 performs more aeromedical evacuation missions, officials said they realized the fleet wasn't properly equipped to care for patients due to inadequate lighting.

Eurofighter nations give fresh support to AESA integration

05/27/2011

Ministers from the four Eurofighter programme nations - Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK - have given their renewed support to the integration of an active electronically scanned array radar, according to partner company BAE Systems.

India, France agree to enhance defence cooperation

05/27/2011

India and France have decided to further enhance their "strategic partnership" and deepen bilateral defence cooperation. This came after visiting French defence minister Gerard Longuet met his Indian counterpart A K Antony at South Block on Thursday.

Is the no-fly zone enough?

05/27/2011

Director of the Air League Andrew Brookes looks at the effectiveness of the no-fly zone over Libya and asks if it is as much a diplomatic as a military tool.

Spain halts ‘illegal export’ of helicopters to Iran

05/27/2011

Spanish police say they have intercepted the sale of nine military transport helicopters to Iran. Five Spaniards and three Iranians were arrested after raids on industrial warehouses near Madrid and Barcelona.

South Carolina Swamp Fox F-16 Air National Guard jets take on southeastern coast protection

05/27/2011

South Carolina's "Swamp Fox" Air National Guard F-16 fighter jets have joined the nation's air alert system, standing ready to respond to any threats over the southeastern United States.

Flying ‘Typhoons'

05/27/2011

With a roar the Mikado yellow Eurofighter Typhoon jet zipped overhead as Mark Bowman, Chief Test Pilot for combat aircraft at BAE Systems, deftly took the plane into a somersault above the company's aerodrome at Preston in the north-east of England and disappeared into the clouds. The ground-trembling sound subsided as quickly as it made itself felt and peace returned to the Warton Aerodrome.

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