September 01, 2012 Military Aviation News
09/01/2012
Indian Air Force has taken pilot-friendly policy steps to enhance its crew’s all-round health and competence in combat, Vice-Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal D.C. Kumaria said here on Friday. These include revising the rules relating to return of sick air crew, medically reducing ill-effects of long-haul sorties and improving nutrition and psychological health among pilots.
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09/01/2012
Safety, airworthiness and responsive support of all the non-standard rotary wing platforms are the core functions of the Army’s Non-Standard Rotary Wing Aircraft Project Management Office. Since its inception in January 2010, the Army’s Non-Standard Rotary Wing Aircraft project management office has grown in its scope of responsibilities and number of non-standard platforms that it manages.
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09/01/2012
Airbus Military is set to push back development milestones on the A400M military transport after falling behind with certification because of defects on the turbo-propeller engines, people familiar with the plan said. Airbus may announce an updated schedule as early as today, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t yet public. Airbus is able to set a new timetable after resolving the issue that grounded the aircraft for two months, two of the people said.
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09/01/2012
The military may be shifting its focus to the Pacific, but even with that new direction and Hawaii’s strategic location, the Pentagon has no plans to base F-35 Joint Strike Fighters here.
One source familiar with all the aircraft-related work at Marine Corps Base Hawaii told me they heard the base could get the aircraft. But the Marines at the Pentagon said there are no plans to put the aircraft in Hawaii.
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