August 21, 2012 Military Aviation News
08/21/2012
Data link systems and ISR suites for use on King Air 350ER aircraft are being sought from the United States by Saudi Arabia. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency said sale of the 10 Link-16 capable data link systems and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, along with associated equipment, is worth an estimated $257 million.
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08/21/2012
Egypt is set to put tanks and aircraft on duty in Sinai for the first time since its 1973 war with Israel in a bid to tighten security in the region. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv has installed its Iron Dome anti-rocket system near the Egyptian border. The plan was first voiced by President Morsi after an August 5 attack blamed on Islamist militants that killed 16 Egyptian border guards.
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08/21/2012
India is getting ready to order 22 heavy-duty Apache helicopters for around $1.4 billion, in what will be yet another big defence deal to be bagged by the US. The US has already made military sales worth over $8 billion to India over the last few years, despite it having lost out to France in the almost $20 billion MMRCA (medium multi-role combat aircraft) project to supply 126 fighters to IAF, which is in the final commercial negotiations stage.
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08/21/2012
George Hickman, one of the original Tuskegee airmen and a longtime usher at University of Washington and Seattle Seahawks games, has died at age 88. His wife, Doris, confirmed Monday that he died early Sunday morning in Seattle. Hickman was one of the country’s first black military pilots and ground crew members who fought in World War II.
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08/21/2012
The Marine Corps has flown its last mission using Vietnam-era CH-53D heavy lift helicopters. Pilots with Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, under the direction of Miramar Marine Corps Air Station command, made the last flight over the skies of Helmand province in Afghanistan on Thursday. The squadron started using the model in 1969. The twin-engine helicopters are being phased out in favor other versions of the CH-53 that have three engines.
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08/21/2012
Russia and Ukraine signed on Monday a protocol on amendments to an agreement on the rent of facilities on Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula for training of Russian carrier pilots. In line with a 1997 bilateral agreement, Russia occasionally uses the Nitka Naval Pilot Training Center in Ukraine as the only training facility for its carrier pilots.
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