November 18, 2012 Military Aviation News
11/18/2012
Break out the popcorn. Put on some tunes. Check your email once in awhile, especially if you're flying a remotely piloted spy plane in monotonous circles for hours at a time over a terrorist's hideout in Afghanistan. Boredom might be your worst enemy when it comes to paying attention to the target, and a little distraction might result in better performance.
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11/18/2012
Investigators in oversized white hazardous materials suits were combing the site Friday where an F-22 Raptor crashed a day earlier. Air Force officials said a thorough investigation was being conducted in accordance with standard Air Force and Department of Defense policy, but military officials quickly dismissed one theory. Air Combat Command released a statement Friday afternoon saying despite initial media speculation, no indications point to the life support oxygen system.
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11/18/2012
The Defense Department is setting up its first operational squadron of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets, the supersonic stealth aircraft intended to replace at least seven types of military aircraft flown by the United States and its allies.
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11/18/2012
Pakistan is secretly racing to develop its own armed drones, frustrated with U.S. refusals to provide the aircraft, but is struggling in its initial tests with a lack of precision munitions and advanced targeting technology. One of the biggest rivals to the U.S. and one of Islamabad's closest allies, China, has offered to help by selling Pakistan armed drones it developed. But industry experts say there is still uncertainty about the capabilities of the Chinese aircraft.
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