September 13, 2012 Military Aviation News
09/13/2012
British defense contractor BAE said today that it was talking to EADS, the parent of aircraft maker Airbus, about a possible merger. Earlier today, Bloomberg News reported that the two companies were looking at a possible merger. In a statement, BAE Systems plc said its shareholders would own a 40 percent stake in the merged business, while shareholders of European Aeronautics Defense & Space Co. would own 60 percent.
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09/13/2012
The use by Bashar al-Assad’s armed forces of ever-deadlier weapons to crush the 18-month Syrian uprising at the expense of greater civilian casualties is a sign of the regime’s weakness, military and Middle East analysts say.Syria’s government has become more reliant on heavy weaponry including attack aircraft, helicopter gunships, artillery and tanks even as lightly armed rebels win and hold ground in the biggest cities - Aleppo, the business center, and suburbs of the capital, Damascus.
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09/13/2012
Correspondents from a half-dozen defense industry publications visited NAS Jacksonville Aug. 31 as part of a Boeing media tour that included the P-8A Poseidon Integrated Training Center (ITC). VP-30 Commanding Officer Capt. Mark Stevens welcomed the group and briefed them on the P-3/P-8 transition that’s taking place at various facilities aboard the installation.
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09/13/2012
RAC MiG is boosting production activities to meet increased demand for its MiG-29 series of combat aircraft, with the design bureau also close to completing a series of aircraft carrier-based trials for India. Following its receipt of major orders to supply the Indian and Russian navies with its MiG-29K deck fighter and MiG-29KUB trainer, MiG's production partners will complete 24 aircraft in 2012, up from 11 last year.
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09/13/2012
Airbus Military is preparing to push A400M troop-transporter sales to India and other countries as the aircraft maker ramps up the pursuit of overseas customers to turn a profit on Europe’s largest defense program. Airbus is putting more efforts into exports after delays in completing the development program held back those activities for several months, Domingo Urena-Raso, the head of Airbus Military, said in an interview in Berlin yesterday.
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09/13/2012
Deployment of the controversial U.S. Osprey military aircraft at an American airbase in Japan's Okinawa island is likely to be delayed in the context of increasing public concern over its safety.
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09/13/2012
Two Russian Tu-95MS Bear-H strategic bombers have successfully completed a routine patrol mission over the Barents, North and Norwegian seas, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. "Two Tu-95MS strategic bombers based at the Engels Airbase [in Saratov Region] carried out patrols over neutral waters in the Barents, Northern and Norwegian seas on September 11-12 in line with the plan of strategic deterrent," spokesman Col. Vladimir Drik said.
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