October 09, 2011 Military Aviation News
10/09/2011
The IAF inquiry into the emergency landing performed Thursday by an F-15 crew determined that the pilot and the navigator's resourcefulness prevented the jet from crashing. The inquiry found that around 11 am the F-15 took off from the Tel Nof Air Base for a routine training flight. Once airborne, the crew spotted a flock of pelicans flying in their direction and changed their course so not to collide with the birds.
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10/09/2011
Japanese officials announced Saturday that a 350-pound fuel tank and part of a dummy missile fell off an F-15 during a training mission, prompting Tokyo to ground the fleet for the second time in three months. The Taiwan News reports that the entire 202 plane fleet will be grounded indefinitely and available only for emergency scrambles.
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10/09/2011
At the Zhuhai air show in southeastern China last November, Chinese companies startled some Americans by unveiling 25 different models of remotely controlled aircraft and showing video animation of a missile-armed drone taking out an armored vehicle and attacking a United States aircraft carrier.
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10/09/2011
Iran's national defense system has been equipped with advanced radars capable of detecting unmanned aerial vehicles, a senior military commander said on Saturday. “No unauthorized unmanned aircraft now dares fly over the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili said, according to Press TV.
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