Military Aviation News

Civilian aviation news, Military Aviation News May 21, 2013

100 years of Alenia Aermacchi: an Aeronautica Macchi MB.308 and SVA 9 at Le Bourget Air Show

This year, Alenia Aermacchi celebrates its 100th birthday. In honor of this historic occasion, Alenia will display its leading products, both past and present, at…

Military Aviation News May 21, 2013

F-35B Completes First Vertical Takeoff (video)

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., May 20, 2013 – A Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35B Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL) Lightning II test aircraft recently completed…

Military Aviation News May 21, 2013

CN295 on ASEAN tour to show its capabilities and efficiency

Airbus Military and PTDI promoting transport aircraft in the ASEAN region. A CN295 military transport aircraft of the Indonesian Ministry of Defense will be making…

Military Aviation News May 20, 2013

Russia and Peru will sign a contract to upgrade MiG-29 Fulcrum

Russia and Peru will sign a contract to upgrade Lima’s fleet of Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters by the end of May, Konstantin Biryulin, deputy head…

Military Aviation News May 20, 2013

F-35 instructor pilots qualify in aerial refueling

5/20/2013 – F-35A Lightning II pilots navigate their aircraft toward a KC-135 Stratotanker to refuel May 13, 2013, near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The…

Military Aviation News May 20, 2013

UK Apache Hellfire missiles restocked in £15 million deal

The UK MOD has signed a £15 million contract to replenish the Army’s stock of supersonic Hellfire missiles used by Apache helicopters. The 100-pound (45kg)…

Military Aviation News May 17, 2013

Red Arrows Ready for 2013 Season

Red Arrows Awarded 2013 Public Display Authority The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The RAF Red Arrows, were today awarded their Public Display Authority (PDA)…

Military Aviation News May 17, 2013

Airbus Military C295 demonstrates humanitarian aid capability in Peru

Aircraft transports aid for Peru´s Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil – INDECI This week Airbus Military transported around eight tonnes of humanitarian aid from the…

Military Aviation News May 16, 2013

FRC East converts retired Marine Hueys

Fleet Readiness Center East artisans and engineers working the H-1 Program have completed more than 30 percent of the work required to transform the first…

Military Aviation News May 16, 2013

Australia renews interest in MQ-4C Triton UAS

The Australian Ministers for Defence and Defence Materiel announced May 15 that the government of Australia will enter into a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) planning…

Military Aviation News May 16, 2013

Russia to Deliver 12 More Mi-17 Helicopters to Afghanistan

MOSCOW, May 16 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will deliver 12 Mil Mi-17V5 military transport helicopters to the Afghanistan Armed Forces by the end of 2013,…

Military Aviation News May 16, 2013

F-35A Successfully Completes High Angle Of Attack Testing (video)

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., May 16, 2013 – The latest in a series of Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A high angle of attack (AOA) testing…

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