August 17, 2011 Military Aviation News

China already has advanced stealth technology

08/17/2011

China is not interested in acquiring the stealth technology currently being used by the United States for its flying machines as it has already developed the same in a much advanced shape and is using it in its most sophisticated multi-role planes, highly placed defence sources told The News here Monday.

Assessing Turkey's Stance on Syria and Options Ahead

08/17/2011

The Turkish mediation and intervention in the ongoing crisis in Syria has many people inside and outside Syria puzzled as to whether Ankara is still trying to save the threatened regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad or is Turkey orchestrating international moves to change this regime.

Boeing to Showcase Super Hornet Simulator to Brazilian Congress and Public

08/17/2011

Boeing today announced that its Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business unit will showcase the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block II simulator inside the National Congress Building in Brasília from Aug. 16 through 19. The Brazilian public will be able to fly the simulator and see the advanced technology inside the Super Hornet.

Russian commander says MiG-35 equal to U.S. F-35 fighter

08/17/2011

The Russian military will use new MiG-35D multirole fighters as an equal to the U.S. F-35 fighters, the Air Force chief said on Tuesday. "We have not given up on the MiG-35D light aircraft project, but we will transfer to the T-50 [heavy fighter] in the future," Gen. Alexander Zelin, the Russian Air Force commander, said during his visit to the six-day air show MAKS-2011 that opened near Moscow on Tuesday.

PM Putin to attend MAKS air show in Moscow Region

08/17/2011

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will on Wednesday attend the six-day air show MAKS-2011 that opened in the Moscow Region town of Zhukovsky on Tuesday, the government press service reported.

Defense Russian military to receive 450 helicopters this year

08/17/2011

Russia's biggest helicopter building company has said it will supply the country's Air Force with more than 450 helicopters this year. Helicopters of Russia company head Dmitry Petrov said the firm had signed contracts to deliver the coppers, including Kamov KA-52 Alligators, as part of this year's arms procurement plan.

New stealth fighter jet 'principal' for Russia, India

08/17/2011

Russia's new stealth fighter jet, which is expected to make its first public appearance at the MAKS exhibition near Moscow on Tuesday, will be the principal plane for both the Russian and Indian military, a top official says.

Russian military to get world's ten largest cargo planes

08/17/2011

Russia's United Aircraft corp (UAC) has said it is looking to clinch a contract to supply the country's military with ten Antonov An-124 freighters. "Staring from 2015, we plan to supply the Defense Ministry with ten An-124s as part of the arms procurement program until 2020," UAC chief Mikhail Pogosyan told reporters at the opening of the MAKS-2011 air show outside Moscow.

Russian military 'to get 20 new planes' a year

08/17/2011

Russia's state-run United Aircraft corp (UAC) has said it plans to supply the country's military with more than 20 new planes a year. "From this year on, we will supply the Defense Ministry with more than 20 planes a year," UAC chief Mikhail Pogosyan told reporters on Tuesday.

New stealth fighter to top the bill at Moscow Air Show

08/17/2011

A new generation prototype fighter is set to make its first public appearance at the Moscow Air Show this week. The Sukhoi T-50 will be the jewel in the Russian Air Force’s crown. The service has relied on the Mikoyan MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-27 family of combat aircraft as the core of its fighter force since the mid-1980s, but these aircraft are seen as approaching obsolescence.

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