November 09, 2012 Military Aviation News
11/09/2012
Two Iranian Su-25 fighter jets fired on an unarmed U.S. Air Force Predator drone in the Persian Gulf on November 1, the Pentagon disclosed on Thursday. The incident, reported first by CNN, raised fresh concerns within the Obama administration about Iranian military aggression in crucial Gulf oil shipping lanes. The drone was on routine maritime surveillance in international airspace east of Kuwait, 16 miles off the coast of Iran, U.S. officials said. The Predator was not hit.
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11/09/2012
Airbus Military remains on track to deliver the first production example of its A400M Atlas transport to the French air force during the second quarter of next year, according to a financial update released by parent company EADS on 7 November.
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11/09/2012
Two Turkish F-16 fighter jets were scrambled after a Syrian army helicopter approached the border town of Azmarin and fired down onto rebel lines. The helicopter left shortly after the Turkish planes arrived, but according to one official, two Syrian jets were seen in the distance immediately afterwards.
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11/09/2012
Embraer will present a full range of solutions for the defense industry at the Indo Defence Expo and Forum. This includes state-of-the art radar technologies, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), advanced information and communications systems as well as military aircraft such as the KC-390 medium lift military transport jet that is currently in development, the company’s range of VIP transportation jets, and the A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft.
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11/09/2012
Washington state will fare relatively well in Boeing’s new drive to cut costs in its Defense, Space and Security unit due to the increased relative importance of converting commercial jetliners to military use and the strength of unmanned aircraft development in Washington.
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11/09/2012
Following an agreement between Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, which was signed by the defence minister, Nick Hækkerup (Socialdemokraterne), the five countries will in the future operate a joint fleet of military transport planes. However, their are no concrete plans at present to do the same with fighter jets.
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11/09/2012
About 50 members of the Chilean Air Force participated in a training exercise with the Texas Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing here, Oct. 24-26, 2012, as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program. The three-day exercise teamed aviators and aircraft maintenance crews from each organization, said Maj. Bryan Carlson, an instructor pilot with the 149th Fighter Wing.
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11/09/2012
The government on Thursday decided to offload 10 per cent stake in aerospace company Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) in a public offer. The Bangalore-based public sector undertaking is engaged in manufacture of light combat aircraft, fighters, trainers, transport helicopters and aero engines.
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11/09/2012
Days of silence have descended over the potentially controversial current plan by Bulgaria to go ahead with soliciting offers to buy fighter jets without going through a public procurement process; but depending how the plan proceeds, there could be sonic booms in domestic politics and at European level.
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