September 13, 2011 Military Aviation News
09/13/2011
At the major international aero engine conference ISABE 2011 in Gothenburg today, Volvo Aero will present a number of technical solutions to increase the thrust produced by the RM12 Gripen engine.
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09/13/2011
A news release stated that the Belgian government would be willing to buy F-35 military aircraft: in a meeting held October 16, 2009, defense minister Pieter De Crem had discussed the matter with the US ambassador to Brussels, claiming that despite being late to enter the production process of the aircraft as a partner, Belgium would be interested in purchasing the planes once realised, "Maybe in 2020."
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09/13/2011
North Korea, East Asia’s most annoying Stalinist dictatorship, tends to get a little cranky when its neighbor to the South drills with the US military.Usually, that means Pyongyang using its GPS jammers to try and throw a wrench in the exercise.Now, South Korea’s military says the North’s electronic interference has done more than just bug folks trying to get satellite-guided directions to their favorite bibimbap spot.North Korea’s jamming pushed an American military aircraft out of the skies.
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09/13/2011
Trade up, or upgrade? That's the question when it comes to Taiwan's fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft.And if Sens. John Cornyn (R., Texas) and Robert Menendez (D., N.J.) have their way, the U.S. will be selling brand-new F-16s to Taiwan, instead of simply upgrading existing ones. The lawmakers today introduced a bill, the Taiwan Airpower Modernization Act, that would require the Obama administration to sell Taiwan 66 new F-16C/D multirole fighter jets, made by Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT).
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09/13/2011
When Peter Luff, the UK’s defence equipment minister, spoke to business leaders this summer about the Anglo-French military treaty, the most closely followed part of his speech concerned the future of drone-aircraft. Indeed, the most eye-catching industrial development to emerge from the treaty is an alliance between the UK’s BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation of France, the two countries’ fighter jet manufacturers.
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09/13/2011
Japan is apparently proceeding on schedule with the F-X fighter competition, despite the large economic impact of the recent earthquake and tsunami, and a recent government reshuffle. A Ministry of Defense spokeswoman told Bloomberg news agency that a decision is likely by year-end. Requests for proposals were issued to Boeing (for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet), Lockheed Martin (for the F-35) and Eurofighter last April. Formal responses are due at the end of this month.
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09/13/2011
NATO planes are still in the air and bombing targets over Libya, and Moammar Gadhafi is still on the loose. Nonetheless, NATO is taking something of a victory lap in the wake of an operation that broke new ground for the military alliance. But the Libyan operation also raised questions about its mission, its future role in such conflicts, and how it determines when to intervene.
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09/13/2011
The defence ministry has cleared the offloading of 10% equity of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), the country's only military aircraft manufacturer, making it the third defence PSU after BEL and BEML to be headed for disinvestment. Defence minister A K Antony on Monday gave "in principle approval'' to the 10% stake sale of HAL over the next five years to mop up resources for the Navratna PSU's modernization, said officials.
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09/13/2011
If ever there was a potent reminder of the need to modernise India’s ageing defence capability, it was the regular tailspins and nosedives of its Russian fighter jets. The MiG-21 is known among the brave ranks of the Indian Air Force as the “flying coffin”. Of the almost 800 MiG-21s inducted into the Indian Air Force since 1963, more than 350 have been lost in accidents, killing about 170 pilots.
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09/13/2011
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] an $84.3 million contract to provide the first phase of the C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System (MATS) II program. Under the award, Lockheed Martin will deliver four weapons systems trainers for aircrew instruction and provide program management and engineering services.
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