September 12, 2011 Military Aviation News
09/12/2011
The Philippine Air Force (PAF), the youngest of the three major commands of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, is not capable of defending the country with its “almost nil or zero conventional capability,” the Commission on Audit (CoA) said.
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09/12/2011
A drone provides remarkable advantages. There is no chance of the pilot being killed or captured. The UAV can fly longer, carry more weapons and manoeuvre better than a regular fighter aircraft — for a fraction of the cost.
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09/12/2011
Military jets were scrambled to escort a passenger jet from Los Angeles to New York after the crew reported a disturbance among the passengers, apparently after one or more passengers refused to leave the restrooms, officials said.
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09/12/2011
An Air Force effort to get new helicopters to rescue units “as rapidly as possible” has failed to deliver and could cost the service hundreds of millions of dollars more than planned, according to officials and documents.
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09/12/2011
Six months after the U.S. Navy’s first full size combat UAV made its first flight, the U.S. Navy leadership has ordered naval aviation leaders to examine the possibility of reducing orders for the new F-35B and F-35C, and use that money to buy the new X-47B, and similar robotic combat aircraft. That move was probably helped along by DARPA (the Department of Defense’s research organization), which earlier this year decided to explore development of robotic ground support aircraft.
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09/12/2011
The events of Sept. 11, 2001, transformed the National Guard from a force associated with the slogan "one weekend a month, two weeks a year," to a force that more closely resembles the active-duty military. Although members of the National Guard have participated in every war or conflict involving the United States, Maj. Chris Heathscott, Arkansas National Guard public affairs officer, said their service over the last 10 years is unprecedented.
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