February 09, 2012 Military Aviation News
02/09/2012
A passenger plane landing at an island airport got caught-up in RAF war games involving 14 military aircraft. A report into the 'needless incident' today heavily criticised military planners and said the exercise should have been aborted once it was clear a passenger plane was about to land.
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02/09/2012
The Indiana Air National Guard's top official hasn't accepted Air Force plans to move A-10 fighter jets away from Fort Wayne's Air Guard base and replace them with light reconnaissance aircraft.
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02/09/2012
Prime Minister David Cameron says Britain will buy a new Boeing C-17 military aircraft to help move troops around. Cameron's announcement followed a critical report by U.K. lawmakers warning that Britain would struggle to mount a Libya-style mission in the future as sweeping defense cuts come into force. The prime minister says evacuating civilians from Libya brought home the importance of transport aircraft for the Ministry of Defense and Royal Air Force.
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02/09/2012
As the Air Force looks to trim more than $8 billion, Congressman Tim Murphy (R- PA 18) is battling a third attempt to close the Pittsburgh 911 Airlift Wing. Heβs sponsoring a House Bill that stipulates that the Air Force has to keep C-130 aircraft at the Pittsburgh base, and cannot move them elsewhere.
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02/09/2012
How often do you get a do-over in Washington? Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia Kurt Campbell is taking his; having watched the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty fail its partners in 1995, he is now helping to lead its revival.
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02/09/2012
A parliamentary defense committee has questioned if Britain will still have the ability to conduct future operations on the scale of the Libya campaign after the strategic defense and security review has been fully implemented.
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02/09/2012
India has decided to buy 126 fighter jets from France, taken delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia and prepared for its first aircraft carrier in recent weeks as it modernizes its military to match China's. India and China have had tensions since a 1962 border war, and New Delhi has watched with dismay in recent years as Beijing has increased its influence in the Indian Ocean.
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02/09/2012
Prince Harry could return to combat duties in Afghanistan within the year following an announcement on Thursday that he has successfully completed an intensive training course to fly the army's Apache attack helicopter. The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the prince β Captain Wales to his colleagues in the military β has qualified to fly the aircraft, which is one of the most sophisticated in the armed forces.
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02/09/2012
Russia used its satellites to help the Syrian government fight growing insurgency in the country, pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat reported. Russian officials provided the regime of President Bashar al-Assad with satellite photos showing the location of the bases and main forces of the Free Syrian Army, the most prominent militant rebel group, the London-based newspaper said on Wednesday.
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