August 25, 2012 Military Aviation News
08/25/2012
Russian Defense Ministry rejected on Friday the accusations about the alleged violation of Finnish airspace by aircraft of this nation and for that referred to the parameters of its control structures. On the eve, the combat air force of the Russian Military District of the West did not make any flight in that area, noted the spokesman of the unit, Colonel Andrei Baburin.
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08/25/2012
Engineers at the Raytheon Co. Missile Systems segment in Tucson, Ariz., are making plans to upgrade the U.S. military's AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile to extend the weapon's range and address existing obsolescence issues.
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08/25/2012
The 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., took to the skies of Australia's Northern Territory Aug. 2 to 18 as the lone U.S. Air Force unit flying in Exercise Pitch Black 12. With more than 2,200 personnel and up to 100 participating military aircraft, Exercise Pitch Black 12 is the Royal Australian Air Force's largest and most complex air exercise.
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08/25/2012
President Barack Obama's administration has proposed to sell air-to-surface guided missiles and related gear to equip Indonesia's growing fleet of U.S.-built F-16 fighter aircraft. The sale, valued at $25 million, would be the latest U.S. move to boost security ties with friends and allies in a region stirred by China's growing military clout and territorial assertiveness.
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08/25/2012
U.S. company Cirrus Aircraft reports its SR20 and SR22 single-engine aircraft are to be used in training pilots of the French armed forces. Cirrus Aircraft, a subsidiary of China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co. Ltd, said the planes were selected by Cassidian Aviation Training Services of France in a public tender for the French air force and navy.
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08/25/2012
Russian military aircraft has allegedly violated the air space of Finland. The incident occurred in the Eastern part of the Gulf of Finland, Finland’s frontier service reported on Friday. Border guards have begun to investigate the incident.
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08/25/2012
Warships, warplanes as well as S-400 missile defense systems will be deployed to protect the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum during a summit in Russia's Far East next month, an official said on Friday. The summit will be held in the port city of Vladivostok on September 2-9.
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08/25/2012
The United States is concerned with the issue of safety of chemical weapons stockpiles in Syria and views it as one of the areas of importance in dealing with the conflict-hit country, U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said. Speaking to journalists in Washington, Panetta said that one of the serious concerns is the “whole threat of chemical and biological weapons. There are sites in Syria. We're concerned about the security of those sites.”
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