December 09, 2011 Military Aviation News

Russian Arms Official Expects India To Cancel Fighter Tender

12/09/2011

Victor Komardin, the deputy director of Russia’s arms export agency Rosoboronexport, contends that the two short-listed candidates for India’s Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition have effectively ruled themselves out by putting too high a price on their fighters.

Production on French fighter jet could be stopped

12/09/2011

Production on France's Rafale fighter jet could be stopped if foreign buyers don't materialize, the country's defense minister warned Wednesday. Gerard Longuet maintained that the Rafale - which has long failed to win any contracts abroad and is currently used solely by the French armed forces -- is an "excellent plane." However, he acknowledged the Rafale is handicapped by its price, which is higher than its U.S. rival.

Fighter jets target rebels in south Somali town

12/09/2011

Fighter jets bombed the southern Somali town of Baardheere on Thursday, killing at least one civilian, and fighting broke out in the north of Mogadishu, exposing the government's struggle to secure the capital.

Sikorsky teams with Malaysian firms

12/09/2011

The after-market division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has joined two Malaysian firms for aircraft maintenance and support in the country. A Memorandum of Understanding to explore business opportunities was signed Wednesday in Malaysia and involves Sikorsky Aerospace Services, AIROD Sdn. Bhd., and Aviation Design Center Sdn. Bhd.

Iran Shows Video It Says Is of U.S. Drone

12/09/2011

Iran paraded what its military described as a captured C.I.A. stealth drone on national television on Thursday and lodged an official diplomatic protest, portraying the visual images as an intelligence and propaganda windfall in its conflict with the West over its nuclear program.

Maha Gajraj & Sudarshan Shakti war exercise on last leg

12/09/2011

Sudarshan Shakti, a joint exercise of the Southern Army & South Western Air command (SWAC) in the desert has entered into its final phase. The desert-exercise has enabled the army with the air force to use the latest technology to create and be ready for real-time war-like situations.

Rafale's raft of skills made an impression in Libya offensive

12/09/2011

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's aerial bombing campaign in Libya tested the capabilities of Dassault Aviation's Rafale as a multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) and it passed with flying colours, said a French air force pilot who flew it during the campaign.

Georgia becomes NATO aspirant state – deputy PM

12/09/2011

Georgia was named a NATO aspirant country for the first time on Thursday, the country’s deputy premier said. Georgia, which has been proactively seeking NATO membership since a coup in 2003, was included on the list during a two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers that opened on Wednesday in Brussels

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