February 09, 2013 Military Aviation News

Sequester Defense Spending Cuts 2013: Will The US Be Less Safe After The Ax Falls On The Pentagon?

02/09/2013

In about three weeks, lawmakers in the U.S. Congress will be at each other’s throats again as they continue playing a favorite Washington parlor game: governing by crisis. This time around, though, it is the military and the safety of the nation that will be at the forefront of those decisions, as sequestration - the capital's buzzword for automatic spending cuts -- is due to begin taking effect March 1.

IAAFA hosts first female Dominican Republic combat pilot

02/09/2013

Taking a break from catching drug dealers, Capt. Maria Tejada-Quintana came to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to attend the Inter-American Squadron Officer School at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, graduating Dec. 12 with 278 fellow IAAFA students.

Inside China: English-speaking enemy

02/09/2013

In a recent air-combat exercise, the drill master pulled a trick on the “Red Team” representing the Chinese air force by having pilots of the enemy “Blue Team” shout orders in English. The tactic surprised the Red Team, which lost its airborne warning-and-control system (AWACS) plane and thus its electronic-warfare capability, resulting in a humiliating loss in the war game.

AERO INDIA: Indian air force chief slams HAL trainers

02/09/2013

The Indian air force's most senior officer has cast further doubt on the future of the Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) HTT-40 basic trainer, and also criticised the company's HJT-36 Sitara jet trainer during a media briefing at the Aero India show. Although bad relations between HAL and its biggest customer, the Indian air force, have been reported for years, the event at Yelahanka air base, near Bengaluru, gave a unique glimpse into the differences between the two parties.

Ace Combat Assault Horizon: Enhanced Edition review

02/09/2013

I’ve never been one to shy away from admitting when I’m wrong (why is my good wife laughing?), but Ace Combat Assault Horizon: Enhanced Edition (ACAH:EA) has forced me to correct something I’ve always thought about myself; that I abhor flight games. The idea of being out in the open with no walls to hide behind with my silenced weapon gave me the chills. How would I duck when under fire? Well, being a professional sort, I took one for the team.

Neuron partners show off future-fighter know-how

02/09/2013

"Our Istres flight test centre," boasts Charles Edelstenne, outgoing chief executive of Dassault Aviation, "has seen the first flights of more than 100 prototypes over the last 60 years. It is part of the history of French aviation." Most recently, on 1 December 2012, Istres was the location for the maiden sortie of Dassault's most ambitious project yet, the Neuron, an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV).

Rolls-Royce Lifts Its Hopes For Indian Military Work

02/09/2013

Rolls Royce is attending the 2013 Aero India show with a renewed sense of optimism for its prospects in this key Asian market. At the last show back in 2011, there was some gloom when the UK-based aero engines maker decided to withdraw from the competition for re-engining the Indian Air Force’s Jaguars. Now Rolls-Royce’s main focus in India is the CTS800 turboshaft engine offered in partnership with Honeywell for the Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) being developed by HAL.

Russia rants at India’s military buys

02/09/2013

Viktor Komardin, the head of the Russian delegation to India’s military airshow Aero India, alleged that Delhi has bought aircraft, submarines and weapons from western countries at inflated prices “without military logic”. Komardin is also the deputy chief of the Russian state arms exporter, Rosoboronexport.

U.S. Looks to Build on Military Exports to India

02/09/2013

The U.S.-India Business Council coordinated a large U.S. industry delegation to this week’s Aero India show led by Lt.Gen. Jeff Kohler (Retd.), vice president of Boeing Military Aircraft and Vice Admiral (Retd.) Kevin Cosgriff, senior vice president for international business with Textron Systems.

Japanese claim Russian fighter jets ‘stormed into their air space’ during annual rally demanding back islands Moscow seized after World War Two

02/09/2013

Tensions between Russia and Japan have intensified after two Russian warplanes were allegedly spotted flying over Japanese territory. Japan scrambled its own fighter jets in response, claiming the Russian Su-37 planes had entered its air space off the northern tip of Hokkaido island in the South China Sea.

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