January 13, 2012 Military Aviation News
01/13/2012
For foreign military sales (“FMS”), The Boeing Company (BA) has received a contract for the delivery of 14 CH-47F Chinook helicopters worth $370 million from the U.S. Army. Per the FMS contract, the U.S Army will deliver these to Australia and the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”).
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01/13/2012
On Jan. 7, the politically unstable Syria received a special visitor – Russia's only aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov. The aircraft carrier's visit to Syria during such a sensitive period immediately sparked various reactions.
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01/13/2012
The Netherlands has asked Denmark and Norway to join it in acquiring and maintaining future F-35 fighter jets, Dutch Minister Hans Hillen said Thursday after meetings at the Pentagon. The move was an example "of how far the Netherlands is prepared to go in cooperating with other countries in order to keep up NATO military capabilities," Hillens said at an address to the Atlantic Council during a brief US visit.
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01/13/2012
Nearly one in three US warplanes is a drone, with robots accounting for 31 per cent of all military aircraft, according to a congressional report. The Congressional Research Service paper, obtained by Wired, said the US military had 7,494 drones and 10,767 traditional manned aircraft.
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01/13/2012
To accomplish the new mission sets for the 21st century, the United States needs a smaller, quicker, more agile military, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said today. That is the basis behind the recently released strategy review that will set the stage for the fiscal 2013 Defense Department budget request.
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01/13/2012
Top level overview of the global military aircraft market. A breakdown of the regional spending patterns for military aircraft over the forecast period 2011 through 2021. A breakdown of the military aircraft market by segment forecasted from 2011 through 2021. Insights on the armed forces modernization and defense spending pattern by region. Extensive analysis on the emerging technological and market trends in the military aircraft market
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01/13/2012
India Today reported on January 4, that a secret report prepared by the government's joint intelligence committee has confirmed India's worst fears - China is planning a military base in Pakistan. The paper said that the report, based on inputs from the (Indian Intelligence agency) Research and Analysis Wing, is meant for the Prime Minister, members of the cabinet committee on security and the national security adviser.
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01/13/2012
Sheppard Air Force Base is a premier pilot-training base with one of the busiest airfields in the Air Force, but the military is intent on expanding its fleet of unmanned aircraft remotely piloted from the ground. Almost all pilots trained at Sheppard go on to fly manned aircraft. Flying a UAV was considered a huge step down from being at the controls of a manned aircraft not long ago in Air Force culture.
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01/13/2012
The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 System Development and Demonstration 2011 flight test program resulted in the completion of more test flights and test points than in any year.
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01/13/2012
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed “total dismay” at a video appearing to show U.S. Marines urinating on the bloodied corpses of several Taliban fighters. The 40-second footage, which was posted on YouTube and other websites, features four men in combat gear standing over the three corpses with their genitals exposed as they relieve themselves. The men can be heard joking.
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