embed src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/oRZ6oZcx8Q8″ width=”425″ height=”350″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” wmode=”transparent”/embedbr /divdivbr /pThe Il-214 or the HAL Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA) is an aircraft being developed by Irkut of Russia and HAL of India. It is a transport aircraft designed to perform multiple duties for the air forces of both countries.br /The aircraft is to be powered by Russian-made turbo-jet engines attached to top mounted …
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Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s surprise G8 summit offer June 7 to set up a joint Russian-U.S. anti-missile base to end a crisis between the two countries.br /“The most important thing is his (Putin’s) will to seek agreement,” Topolanek said in a statement, adding that Putin also recognized that the concept of anti-missile defense is …
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Eurofighter, which recently lost out to Lockheed Martin in a multibillion-dollar deal with Turkey, is again pitching its Typhoon fighter jet to Ankara. “The Typhoon would be a perfect complementary solution if the Turkish Air Force is to maximize its air deterrence,” said Enzo Casolini, vice president for Alenia Aeronautica, the Typhoon consortium partner assigned to market the plane to …
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska: More than 1,400 military members from the United States, Singapore and Australia have converged on Alaska to sharpen their collective warfighting edge in Red Flag-Alaska 07-2, which runs from May 31 to June 15.br /Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. forces and allies, provides joint offensive counter-air, …
United Aircraft Corporation(UAC) is considering reviving production of a modernized version of theMiG-31 fighter, UAC president and CEO Alexei Fyodorov said Friday. The program to modernize the MiG-31 is “gaining momentum,” Fyodorovsaid at the annual meeting of the Sokol (RTS: NASO) aircraft plant inNizhny Novgorod. Sokol general director …
The Italian Air Force is set to become the launch customer of the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 jet trainer aircraft, with an order of 14, a government official here said May 28.Italy’s Ministry for Economic Development could use a law covering research-and-development investment to free funds to buy the aircraft, said Defense Undersecretary Lorenzo Forcieri.“The Defense Ministry has written to the …
pembed src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/n1unLagUlcI” width=”425″ height=”350″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” wmode=”transparent”/embed/ppForrestal made history in November 1963 when on the 8th, 21st and 22nd, Lt. James H. Flatley III and his crew members, Lt. Cmdr. “Smokey” Stovall and Aviation Machinist’s Mate (Jets) 1st Class Ed Brennan, made 21 full-stop landings and takeoffs in a C-130 Hercules aboard the ship. The tests were conducted 500 miles (900 …
The Republic of Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) opened its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Command (UC) on May 25, the second of five new commands planned for a restructured air force.The command is to be outfitted with Hermes 450 UAVs built by Israel-based Elbit Systems. The Hermes 450 will form the newly established 116 Squadron and join the 128 Squadron, which …
