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A-10 First Aircraft to Use Alcohol-Based Fuel
On June 28, the 40th Flight Test Squadron made history here flying the first aircraft to use a new fuel blend derived from alcohol. “The A-10 is the first aircraft ever to fly on this fuel,” said Jeff Braun, Chief for the Air Force Alternative Fuel Certification Division, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. “It [...]
Firefighting C-130s placed on operational hold
In what officials describe as “a prudent measure,” all military C-130 aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System have been placed on operational hold after one of the aircraft crashed Sunday, July 1. A MAFFS-equipped C-130 from the North Carolina Air National Guard’s 145th Airlift Wing crashed while battling a fire in southwestern [...]
BAE to Convert 2 Bae146 Aircraft for Royal Air Force
BAE Systems has been awarded a £15.5 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the conversion of two BAe 146-200QC (Quick Change) aircraft from commercial to military configuration for use by the Royal Air Force. The two aircraft, which have been acquired by the MoD in a separate transaction with TNT Airways [...]
Oman Orders 8 Airbus Military C295 Aircraft
The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) today signed a contract with Airbus Military for theacquisition of eight C295 aircraft, five of them configured as tactical transports and three asmaritime patrol aircraft (MPA). They will be delivered from next year. As well as upgrading the tactical transport capability of the RAFO in hot and dusty [...]
New Battlefield Aircraft for the Australian Air Force
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that the Government had agreed to purchase 10 Alenia C-27J Spartan Battlefield Airlift aircraft at a cost of $1.4 billion. The C-27J will replace the Caribou aircraft which was retired from service in 2009 after a career spanning more than four [...]
Russia and China are intensifying cooperation in the military sphere
Russian-Chinese war games “Naval Interaction-2012″ in the Yellow sea entered their active phase on April 24. 25 warships, 13 aircrafts, 9 helicopters and 2 units of the special forces of the two countries participate in them. Taking into account the number of participating forces and the scenario, these manoeuvres are apparently the most large-scale in [...]
The Rise of Embraer
The story of how Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A. (Embraer) became one of the leading aircraft manufacturers in the world and one of the most successful instances of neoliberal privatization policy has become a case study. Established in August 19, 1969 as a government-controlled company, Embraer began building the EMB-326 Xavante advanced trainer under license [...]
Annual Aviation Inventory and Funding Plan
Section 231a of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1069 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, Public Law 112-81, requires the Secretary of Defense to submit an annual, long-term aviation plan for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, to include unmanned systems, for all Services and for combatant commanders that [...]
C-27 program cut explained, budget aligned with strategy
The Air Force deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and programs discussed the reasoning behind the C-27J Spartan program cut from the fiscal 2013 budget request during the Air Force Association’s monthly breakfast seminar here March 27. “It’s not because it isn’t a good aircraft, and it’s not because it wasn’t a good idea [...]
