March 2012
Two airmen on a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle died when the plane crashed in eastern Afghanistan early Saturday, the U.S. military said. The two-man fighter went down while it was conducting military operations, another source, Lt. Col. Reid Christopherson, said earlier. “At this time, we are very comfortable in stating there was no hostile fire in the incident,” Christopherson said. He added that a board of officers will investigate the crash of ...
Category: Military Aviation
The Prime Minister told today his Government was prepared to change defence purchases when the costs change, amid speculation of an embarrassing U-turn on fighters for Britain’s new aircraft carriers. David Cameron said the approach marked a stark change from the last Labour government, suggesting money had been wasted previously. Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, Labour MP Tom insisted the Strategic Defence and Security Review was “unravelling”. Ministers are said ...
Category: F-35 Lightning II
Polish Air Force representatives arrived this week to conduct joint training with the Israel Air Force at the Uvda Airbase. The Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) 10th Squadron participated in the training exercise which involved Israeli Netz (F-16 A, B), Barak (F-16 C) and Baz (F- 15) aircraft and is part of an annual training graph – which includes collaboration with counterpart air forces from around the world. The Polish delegation ...
Category: Military Aviation
While Beijing is proudly leaking more images of J-20 fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, China continues to buy Russian military jet engines and spare parts, which might indicate China is in a technological deadlock. China is making an attempt to catch up with world leaders and develop hi-tech vehicles in the absence of crucial military know-how and technology, like engines for ultrasonic cruise flights and active phased array antennas. “As of ...
Category: Military Aviation
Russia and China may soon sign a $4-bln contract on the delivery of 48 Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E fighter jets to the Chinese air force, Russia’s Kommersant business daily said on Tuesday. “The sides have practically agreed on the delivery of 48 Su-35 multirole fighters, worth $4 billion, to China,” Kommersant said citing a source in the Russian defense industry. According to the paper, the only obstacle remaining is Moscow’s demand ...
Category: Russian Aviation
The United States Air Force temporarily halted operations for its $77.4 billion fleet of F-22 Raptors this week after several of the plane’s pilots reported bizarre symptoms linked with oxygen deprivation.Pilots at a military base in Alaska are reporting symptoms linked with hypoxia after being engaged in missions onboard the Air Force’s F-22 Raptor aircraft, a Lockheed Martin-made stealth jet that runs at around $143 million-per-plane. There have been at ...
Category: Military Aviation
