Thursday, June 30, 2005
On the radar: Russian firm�s JV with Alpha DesignPhazotron Corp of Russia has proposed to set up a joint venture with Alpha Design Technologies for providing repair and maintenance support to KOPYO radars fitted on fighter aircraft in India.
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'New weapon' downed US Chinook in AfghanistanThe Taliban claims to have used a new weapon to shoot down the MH-47 helicopter in a remote region of Afghanistan.
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Synthetic aperture radar may soon be used for reconnaissance on small UAVsResearchers at the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration�s Sandia National Laboratories flew what is probably the world�s smallest fine-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) in May.
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U.S. LOBBY PUSHES FOR F-16s TO EGYPTThe U.S. aerospace lobby has been urging the U.S. Congress to launch the sale of F-16 Block 50 aircraft to the Egyptian Air Force.
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P-8A MMA Teams Earns NAVAIR Commander�s AwardThe P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft System Development and Demonstration team won the NAVAIR Commander�s National Award for Program Management.
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Air Force museum plans fun-filled FridayThe U.S. National Museum of the Air Force will have flybys of airplanes spanning the U.S. Air Force history this Friday.
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Air Forces Commandership's Purchase of Weapon Systems Originating from Israel SuspendedSeveral Turkish Air Force's purchase of weapon systems originating from Israel has been suspended.
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Proton Seeks Inroads Into RussiaAs part of a government trade-off following Malaysia's purchase of Russian Sukhoi fighter jets, Malaysia's national car maker Proton will be exporting its cars to Russia by early next year.
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Air show threatened by possible base closingWings Over Pittsburgh, a popular Pittsburgh air show, could be grounded next year because of plans to close the air base that sponsors it.
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CHINA SAID TO BEGIN BUILDING FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN AUGUSTChina will begin to build its first aircraft carrier in August according to a report by China's www.Boxun.com.
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Crew errors caused plane tragedyThe C-130H Combat Talon II that crashed into an Albanian mountainside March this year was caused by aircrew errors.
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MBDA: New Missiles Advancing, But Questions RemainMBDA Missile Systems says it is pushing ahead with developing the Meteor and European Modular Munition to compete with U.S. weapons.
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Head of Russia�s Top Jet Fighter Producer Attacked in HomeArmed men broke into the house of the head of Russian aerospace giant Sukhoi on Wednesday and beat up and threatened to kill him.
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Flying cadets net academic degrees with their wingsGraduates of the Israel Air Force flying course will be receiving, for the first time, an academic degree from Ben-Gurion University in the Negev in addition to their wings.
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Navy decommissions VincennesThe U.S. Navy missile cruiser Vincennes was decommissioned Wednesday morning almost 17 years ago to the day that the ship shot down an Iranian civilian airliner.
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Gripens to start patrolling Czech air space in JulyThe Czech Republic's six new Czech fighters Jas-39 Gripen will start patrolling Czech air space from 1 July.
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50th production Eurofighter deliveredThe 50th production Eurofighter, SS003, was handed over to the Spanish Air Force.
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Report Faulted in Air Force Academy Probe (Registration Required)Former U.S. Air Force Academy Chaplain MeLinda Morton said that Pentagon investigators "failed to connect the dots" about the extent of the religious discrimination at the Air Force Academy.
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Spain acquires Taurus KEPD 350Spanish Air Force will be acquiring 43 operational Taurus KEPD 350 missiles.
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Report: Reduced visibility caused midair collisionThe Jan. 18 midair collision between a T-37 Tweet and a civilian crop-duster was due to two causes.
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Adjutants general take aim at Air Force consolidation planThe top National Guard officers from eight states will argue their case Thursday against stripping all aircraft from 23 Air Guard facilities at a public hearing before the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission in Atlanta.
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Chinese air force to purchase new homemade jet trainer?The People's Liberation Army Air Force plans to buy the JL-9 "Mountain Eagle" jet trainer.
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Pilot ejects safely after F-16 skids off runwayAn F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Colorado Air National Guard�s 140th Wing lost directional control upon landing and skidded off the runway.
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Osprey Aircraft Passes Round of TestingThe U.S. Marine Corps is preparing a report to Congress to recommend lawmakers to approve purchasing of the MV-22 Osprey.
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B-1 commemorates its 20th at DyessThe B-1B Lancer commemorates its 20th anniversary since its arrival at Dyess Air Base June 29, 1985.
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60th Fighter Squadron wins air-superiority trophyThe USAF 60th Fighter Squadron is the winner of the Raytheon Trophy. The trophy is given annually to the top air-superiority or air-defense squadron.
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Last Trawing 6 T-34C Training Flight Aboard NAS PensacolaThe U.S. Navy's last T-34C Turbomentor training flight took place at 8:30 a.m. June 22 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola�s Sherman Field.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Missile advanceChina recently tested its PL-12 air-to-air missile.
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No chickens for jetsThai Air force chief ACM Khongsak Wantana said that Sweden has agreed to barter Gripen jet fighters for Thai chickens but the barter trade agreement cannot proceed because of chicken shortages.
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Japan Urges Ukraine To Probe Alleged Cruise Missile Sales To Iran, ChinaJapan said it has urged Ukraine to investigate the alleged smuggling of Kh55 cruise missiles to Iran and China as it fears that the missiles could end up in North Korea.
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Moldovan court to look into MiG sales to USA
A Moldovan court held its first hearings of the case against Valery Pasat who sold 21 MiG-29s to the U.S.
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Bulgaria renews helicopter upgrade talks with ElbitBulgaria has renewed negotiations with Elbit Systems for the upgrade of Russian Mi-17 and Mi-24 helicopters.
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New combat helicopter put to testRussian Air Force have started evaluating the Mi-28N helicopter.
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106th Aviation Battalion gets bridge-moving dutyThe Iowa Army National Guard unit will use a CH-47D Chinook helicopter to help relocate a 128-year-old bridge to its new site.
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Congressman Gets U.S. Document SubpoenaVietnam Ace, Randy "Duke" Cunningham, has been issued a subpoena for documents by a federal grand jury.
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Rescuers try to reach downed helicopterA MH-47 carrying about 16 military personnel onboard went down in eastern Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountains.
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Battle of Britain Hero DiesA Second World War fighter pilot who saved Buckingham Palace from a direct hit has died at the age of 90.
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US To Sell Anti-Aircraft Missile Launchers To EgyptWashington has authorized the sale of 25 Avenger anti-aircraft missile launchers to Egypt.
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Back to the skies for pilotsF-15 pilots from the USAF 1st Fighter Wing learned that air hours that were cut has been restored.
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USAF Forms Squadron To Oversee Tanker ModernizationThe U.S. Air Force's Tanker Systems Modernization Systems Squadron will handle efforts to update its of KC-10 Extenders and KC-135 Stratotankers.
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Female fighters display �lethal, effective force�There are currently 76 women flying fighter aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.
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AMC competition wraps up: 6th AMW takes Rodeo crownThe USAF 6th Air Mobility Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, was named Best Air Mobility Wing on June 24 following Rodeo 2005 at McChord AFB.
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Lockheed Martin's Joint Common Missile Successful in Controlled Test Vehicle FlightLockheed Martin has successfully performed the first test flight of the Joint Common Missile (JCM) Controlled Test Vehicle (CTV-1) at China Lake, CA, marking the first time the JCM has flown using a production-like rocket motor.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Oceana Naval Air Station, VAThree more folders were added and they feature the older Hornet.
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Air Force Clears Lockheed VPThe U.S. Air Force inspector general cleared retired Brig. Gen. Randall K. Bigum of any wrongdoing in Lockheed Martin Corp.'s effort to win a contract for a small-diameter-bomb program.
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Raytheon Installs First Dual Mode Radar for ASTOR ProgramRaytheon Company has installed the first dual mode radar for the U.K. Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) system.
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Thatcher in the dark on sinking of BelgranoOperation Mikado also known as Operation Certain Death was to be an attack on Argentine Super Etendards at the Rio Grande airbase by British SAS during the Falklands war.
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South Korea Reopens $2 Billion Bid for Aircraft Warning SystemsSouth Korea's defense ministry is inviting bids for a $2 billion order of early aircraft warning systems.
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US' Patriot sale to India not yet final:-The sale of the Patriot anti-missile system to India is in the preliminary stages of discussion.
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Israeli pilots practise bombing in AlbertaTen F-16 Fighting Falcon of the Israeli Air Force participated in Exercise Maple Flag at Cold Lake, and stayed after the exercise for some extra training.
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Hurricane Hunters fly first operational mission in WC-130JHurricane Hunters of the USAF 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew its first operational mission in WC-130J to locate Hurricane Adrian.
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China Says U.S. Interfered in Canceled Israeli Arms DealChina complained about outside interference in its relations with Israel after Israel decided to cancel the upgrade of Harpy anti-radar drones.
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Israel, US to sign arms memorandumIsraeli Defense Minister is expected to travel to Washington in late July to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Pentagon that effectively gives America veto power over Israeli arms sales to selected countries.
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Wreckage removed from crash siteThe Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Hawk 208 fighter jet which crashed last week was removed from the site Sunday.
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Helicopter Crash Kills Two; Soldier Dies From Small-Arms FireAn American AH-64 Apache crashed at approximately 11 a.m. local time Jun 27 northwest of Baghdad, Iraq.
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Monday, June 27, 2005
Smart goggles easy on the eyesA Welsh design graduate has come up with a head up display not for aircraft but inside a pair of swimming goggles. Well its the next best thing for those of us who don't get to fly fighter planes ;-)
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Executive jets for ArmyThe Thai Cabinet is expected on Tuesday to debate a Bt1-billion budget to buy two Jetstream aircraft for the Thai Army.
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Sudan planes 'bomb' rebel forcesSudanese government warplanes have dropped bombs on north-eastern rebel forces since Sunday, the rebels say.
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Russia to modernize long-range aircraftThe Russian Air Force intends to modernize its Tu-160, TU-95MS and Tu-22M3 aircraft.
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Japan looks to Boeing for anti-missile shieldJapan is looking at Boeing's YAL-1 airborne laser to protect itself against missiles fired from North Korea.
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Russia Ready to Smash Terrorist Bases Abroad � Russian Air Forces CommanderRussian Air Force commander Vladimir Mikhailov said Russia is prepared to use warplanes to destroy terrorist bases abroad.
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Japan, U.S. discuss return of Yokota's air traffic controlJapan and U.S. are in the final stages of negotiations over air traffic control rights currently held by the U.S. Yokota Air Base.
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Israel sees rivals in western-based air forcesThe Israel Air Force regards Egypt and Jordan with their F-16 fleet as emerging threats.
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Apache copter makes emergency landing in AfghanistanA U.S. Apache helicopter was forced into an emergency landing Friday morning in an area east of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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Chile 'helped UK' in Falklands warRetired Chilean Air Force general Fernando Matthei confirmed that Chile collaborated with the United Kingdom during the Falklands conflict. Chile bought nine Hawker Hunter war planes and, after the war, received three reconnaissance planes.
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IAF receives long-range spy planeIsrael took delivery of the first of four Gulfstream V that will be used as high-tech
surveillance aircraft.
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From aircraft carriers to sand dredgers, the world's ships gather to mark TrafalgarFrance's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle, stands out among the 174 vessels assembling in the Solent to mark the bicentenary of Battle of Trafalgar.
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Australian Helo Squadron Completes Mission with BoxerAustralian Blackhawk helicopters had the opportunity to operate from USS Boxer during Exercise Talisman Saber 2005.
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Sunday, June 26, 2005
Singapore's 40th National Day Parade
Yesterday was the 1st combined rehearsal for Singapore's 40th Birthday on Aug 9. I was able to get a good view of the aerial display from the 44th storey of a building. The photos are not very good as I am using an old camera. The big surprise was a M113 fitted with a new surface to air missile system for the RSAF. The system seems to be based on the Russian Igla missile and the layout looks like a mini Rapier system on top of a APC. Rumors of its existence surfaced 2 years ago when it was spotted by the public. This is the first time the RSAF is operating a SAM from a track vehicle. I'll try to get pictures of it this coming Saturday.
CH-47 carrying the Singapore Flag.
F-16 Blk 52+ from 145 Sqn executing a bomb burst.
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Venezuelan order of Russian Mi-17, Mi-26 and Mi-35M helicopters confirmedVenezuela has confirmed an order for an unspecified number of Mi-17, Mi-26 and Mi-35M helicopters from Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant.
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U.S.-MADE RADAR SYSTEM WILL BOOST DEFENSE CAPABILITY: MNDTaiwan Ministry of National Defense said the new Raytheon early warning radar will boost the country's defense capability significantly.
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Cunningham says sale 'showed poor judgment'The first American ace in Vietnam and U.S. House Representative, Randy "Duke" Cunningham, is being investigated by the FBI for selling his house for nearly $1.7 million to a campaign contributor and close friend.
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Book looks at Vietnam War from ally's point of view Quang Pham, a former U.S Marine helicopter pilot, published a book "A Sense of Duty" about his father's sense of duty to serve his country as a fighter pilot and his own duty to serve as his father had done.
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Exercise trains U.S. forces for combat missionsCooperative Cope Thunder at Eielson Air Force Base ended on Jun 24.
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AWACS to be ready in three yearsIndia's indigenously-developed Airborne Early Warning and Control System will be ready in about three years, Mr K Tamilmani, Director of the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS), said.
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A refresher course in water survivalUSAF aircrew members are required to take a refresher course periodically in water survival to maintain their flight status.
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Pilot's wife, base grieveCol. Larry Wells, commander of the USAF 9th Reconnaissance Wing, and Col. Greg Kern, 9th Operations Group commander at Beale Air Force Base, held a press conference honoring the late Maj. Duane Dively on Friday at Beale Air Force Base.
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US offers training on aircraft carrier and presence in PacificWashington will offer to train Indian naval pilots at the U.S. Naval Air Training Command at Pensacola in Florida. This is because the next Indian carrier will be using steam powered catapult.
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Navy says it will re-examine four alternate sites for OLFThe U.S. Navy will do additional study on four sites previously eliminated in its search for a new outlying landing field, to be used by fighter jets from Virginia Beach and Cherry Point, N.C. to practice aircraft carrier landings.
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Saturday, June 25, 2005
Bell to make last pitch for Army copter project (Registration Required)Bell and Boeing are vying to build 368 armed scout helicopters for the U.S. Army. Bell is offering a much-enhanced version of the Bell 407 civil helicopter.
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HAL finds no takers for LCAIndia�s Light Combat Aircraft has not found a single customer yet.
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The PAF Kickbacks Scandal Revealed by MistakeKickbacks of four to five million dollars were offered when Pakistan Air Force purchased four CASA CN-35 aircraft.
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F-16 JET FIGHTER VEERS OFF RUNWAY IN CHIAYI, NO ONE HURTA Taiwan F-16 jet fighter veered off the runway while landing at the Chiayi Air Base in southern Taiwan Friday.
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US Businessmen Illegally Sell Military TechnologyU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement�s Arms and Strategic Technology Investigations division is responsible for preventing terrorist groups and hostile nations from illegally obtaining U.S. military products and sensitive technology.
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No decision yet on buying F-16sIndia has not yet taken any decision on acquiring the F-16 or P3 Orion, ahead of defence minister Pranab Mukherjee�s visit to the US.
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RMAF team investigating jet crash to arrive in Labuan this eveningA team from the Royal Malaysian Air Force board of inquiry to investigate the crash of the Hawk 208 fighter jet crash is at Labuan.
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RAAF welcomes new commanderAir Vice Marshal John Quaife has taken over the command from Geoffrey Shepherd as the new commander of the Royal Australian Air Force.
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Air show disaster pilots jailedA military court in Ukraine has sentenced the pilots whose Sukhoi Su-27 smashed into a crowd at a 2002 air show to up to 14 years in prison.
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IAF Air Base rises from tsunami wreckageSenior Features Editor Archana L Masih from The Rediff Special reports on a day in the life of the Indian Air Force's base on the Car Nicobar island.
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Boeing X-45A Unmanned Aircraft Demonstrates Autonomous CapabilityA Boeing X-45A unmanned aircraft completed its 52nd flight recently, demonstrating its ability to adapt to a realistic and changing wartime operational environment.
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Friday, June 24, 2005
Commander, Carrier Strike Group Two makes emergency arrested landingThis VF-31 F-14 was at Naval Auxiliary Landing Field (NALF) Fentress last Monday when it lost hydraulics and was forced to make an emergency arrested landing. The pilot at the controls was Rear Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., Commander, Carrier Strike Group Two. Gerry was there and he managed to photograph the whole landing.
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EADS secretly makes prototype of unmanned jet fighterEADS NV is secretly making a prototype of an unmanned jet fighter code name Barracuda whose test flights could possibly take place this year.
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House bill would cut F-35 funds (Registration Required)The U.S. House Armed Services and Appropriations committees authorizes $4.9 billion for continued development of the joint strike fighter but withholds $152 million for the first handful of production aircraft.
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Peru, Russia sign aircraft repair agreementPeru's president signed an agreement with Rosoboronexport, Russia's state arms dealer, on the repair of 13 Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters.
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Air show is blamed for damageResidents living near the Military Aviation Preservation Society Air Museum says the recent Aero Expo 2005 airshow was to be blamed for the minor damage to their homes.
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Northrop Grumman's Next-Generation Fire Scout UAV on TrackThe next-generation RQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) produced by Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed several milestone reviews critical to the system's continued development.
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As war costs soar, Langley planes don'tUSAF 1st Fighter Wing at Langley Air Force Base has been hit hard by the budget cut. Air Combat Command has cut $35 million from the unit's $382 million budget.
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EDO INTRODUCES TWIN MAVERICK CARRIAGE CAPABILITY ON GEMINI 'SMART' MULTIPLE STORE CARRIEREDO MBM Technology Ltd. has announced the capability to carry the Raytheon Maverick missile on its GEMINI Mil-Std-1760 twin-store weapon carrier.
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One crew member dies as Fort Rucker Army helicopter crashesA TH-67 Creek helicopter crashed during a routine training mission at U.S. Army Aviation Center at Fort Rucker.
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Pilot killed while trying to land jetA RMAF Hawk crashed while making a landing approach Jun 23. The pilot died on the way to hospital.
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Raytheon Awarded $752 Million U.S. Air Force Contract for Taiwan Early Warning RadarRaytheon Company has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Material Command, Electronic Systems Center (ESC) to provide Taiwan with an Early Warning Surveillance Radar System.
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New system improves KC-135 performance, saves moneyThe steel brakes currently used on the USAF KC-135 are being replaced with carbon brakes which allow the aircraft to complete 1,000 landings, as compared to 100 landings, before needing replacement.
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Indonesian Air Force plans to buy 12 Russian jet fightersThe Indonesian Air Force plans to buy 12 Sukhoi jet fighters in the next two years as an addition to the four Sukhois already in service.
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EDO INTRODUCES 'SABRE' FOR UAV WEAPONISATIONEDO MBM Technology Ltd. has launched a family of store carriage-and-release systems specifically developed for UAV platforms.
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C-17s cross globe to assist international exerciseSix USAF C-17 Globemaster IIIs flew from Alaska to Australia June 18 to 21 to help launch the Talisman Saber 2005 international exercise.
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J-UCAS receives first release of common operating softwareThe Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems program received the first release of its common operating system software earlier this month.
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State Department says U.S. hopes to fix F-35 impasse with IsraelRobert Joseph, undersecretary for arms control and security policy, said the U.S. is working to resolve arms control concerns with Israel that have spilled over to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
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UAVs 'on parade' Monday at Webster FieldThe Program Executive Office, Strike Weapons and Unmanned Aviation (PEO (W)) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International will conduct the third demonstration of multiple unmanned aerial vehicle systems Monday at the Webster Field Annex Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
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Lockheed Martin Joint Common Missile Warhead Successfully Demonstrates Lethality Against Urban StructuresLockheed Martin successfully completed the first in a series of tests verifying the ability of the Joint Common Missile (JCM) to destroy urban structures.
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Thursday, June 23, 2005
Hill announces major upgrade at AmberleyAmberley RAAF base, now home to the RAAF F-111 fleet, is to undergo a $285 million upgrade to accommodate new Airbus A330-200 air-to-air refuelling aircraft.
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Goodrich Technology Selected for U.S. Army Helicopter Laser Threat Warning SystemGoodrich Corporation has been awarded a contract by Lear Siegler, Inc. for initial production quantities of laser threat warning systems for use on U.S. Army BLACKHAWK and Chinook helicopters.
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Helicopter makes emergency landing just before graduationA Connecticut Army National Guard CH-47 helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in a school football field just hours before a graduation ceremony.
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Grounded C130S get their wingsThe South African Air Force is to return to flying status four C130s grounded earlier this year for suspected wing-spar cracks. This is against the advice from the transport plane's manufacturer, Lockheed-Martin.
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British warplanes join assault on TalibanBritish Harrier jets joined American A-10s and helicopter gunships strafed a mountainside area in Afghanistan to support Afghan and U.S. troops.
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Air Warrior II tests aircrews and controllersA-10 Thunderbolt IIs from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base are helping prepare 10th Mountain Division soldiers for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.
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Pilot dies after U-2 Dragon Lady crashes in Southwest AsiaThe pilot of a U.S. Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady died when his plane crashed at a forward-deployed location in Southwest Asia.
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Bangladeshi airmen observe Cooperative Cope ThunderObservers from the Bangladesh air force are attending this year�s Cooperative Cope Thunder to help prepare for their first participation in 2007.
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New Mine Warfare Laser Technology Approved For ProductionThe U.S. Navy�s AN/AES-1 Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) has received approval June 15 for low-rate initial production.
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EADS picks site for Air Force tankersEADS North America officially picked Mobile, Alabama as an assembly site for air-to-air refueling jets.
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Gripen with defect again operational since FridayThe display defect that grounded Czech's Gripens have now been resolved.
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Gripen Middle East flight planned for Dubai 2005The Gripen will make its first Middle East flight at Dubai 2005, the Ninth International Aerospace Exhibition in November.
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'Akash' test-fired for third time in 5 daysFor the third time in five days, India tested its 'Akash' surface-to-air missile.
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MV-22 Osprey: Bluto Brings His Birds Back HomeEight USMC MV-22 Ospreys completed 500 hours of operational testing on June 18.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Team Efforts Recognized by U.S. Air ForceThe U.S. Air Force has named a combined Air Force-Northrop Grumman Corporation RQ-4A Global Hawk maintenance team as the "April Maintenance Team of the Month."
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Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: Guinness Recognizes NASA ScramjetNASA's X-43A scramjet has been officially recognized for setting the speed record for a jet-powered aircraft by Guinness World Records.
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Davis-Monthan trimming budget to meet war costsUSAF air bases around the country were ordered to do their part to help the service get back in the black as war costs continue to mount. At Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, flying hours are cut, building projects shelved, and they switch to one-ply toilet paper instead of two-ply.
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EADS Selects Alabama for Engineering Facility, Person SaysEuropean Aeronautic, Defense & Space Co. has selected a site near Mobile, Alabama, to build an engineering facility that may be expanded to build aerial refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force according to a person familiar with the decision.
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Tiger relocation 'boost for city'There are plans to relocate Australia's Tiger reconnaissance helicopters from Darwin to Townsville.
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Scientist sues UH over radar systemA scientist is suing the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii for blocking him from developing and marketing a radar research project for the E-2C.
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Elbit Laser Radar system protecting Israeli Air Force helicopters from obstaclesIsrael Air Force has selected Elbit Systems� LORD to protect its helicopters from obstacles.
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France and UK prepare for co-operation over aircraft carriersFrance is poised to use UK's Future Aircraft Carrier (CVF) programme as the basis for its PA2 aircraft carrier.
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Japan faces 58 bil. yen tab for interceptorThe United States has asked Japan to contribute 58 billion yen toward a joint missile defense development project that will develop a 53-centimeter-wide interceptor missile.
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Elbit Systems announces the arrival of first F-16Is equipped with EL-OP HUD systems to Israel (PDF)In a ceremony that took place during the Paris Air Show, the management teams of Lockheed Martin and Elbit Systems celebrated the arrival of the first F-16Is equipped with HUDs from Elop Electro-Optic Industries, Ltd. to the Israeli Air Force.
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Military funding bill includes language on MayportThe U.S. House of Representatives passed a $408 billion fiscal 2006 defense appropriations bill that includes language encouraging the U.S. Navy to make Naval Station Mayport capable of basing a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
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Malaysia says foreign planes may help hunt piratesMalaysia proposed on Tuesday that foreign surveillance planes help to fight piracy in the Strait of Malacca.
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Air Force announces next Misawa Air Base commanderBrig. Gen. (select) Salvatore �Sam� Angelella is to take over the reins from Brig. Gen. William �Bill� Rew as the next commander for Misawa Air Base and its 35th Fighter Wing.
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Belarus reports arms sales to SudanBelarus sold two Su-25 fighter jets to Ivory Coast last year.
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Chopper crash: 14 Armymen injuredAt least 14 Indian Army personnel were injured when the Mi-17 helicopter they were travelling in hit a tree and crashed.
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111 (Fighter) Squadron flies into a Dragon's NestSix RAF Tornado F3s joined Hungarian MiG 29s for Exercise Dragon's Nest.
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Boeing Team Demonstrates Advanced Autonomous Flight Control for UAVsBoeing and a team of flight control scientists from academia have demonstrated leading-edge flight control technologies that potentially could dramatically improve the mission effectiveness of advanced unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Architect of Air Force space and missile programs diesRetired Gen. Bernard Adolph Schriever, widely regarded as the father and architect of the U.S. Air Force space and ballistic missile programs, died of natural causes at home in Washington on June 20.
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Lockheed team behind new missileLockheed Martin Corp. and Alliant Techsystems Inc. said they are designing a submarine-launched intermediate-range ballistic missile that would be faster than cruise missiles.
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Lockheed Martin Joint Common Missile Seeker and Software Successfully Pass Key Design ReviewsThe Lockheed Martin Joint Common Missile (JCM) reached a significant milestone by passing sub-system Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs) recently.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Fighting Blacklions VF-213 F-14D BuNo 164602A new set of photos from Gerry showing the retro Tomcat at Fentress.
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SAF tanker aircraft deployment in support of the reconstruction of IraqSingapore is deploying a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) KC-135 tanker aircraft to Iraq for three months.
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Aero Offers To License L-159 ProductionAero Vodochody is offering license production of its L-159 light combat aircraft to foreign countries.
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V-22 Osprey looks like a done deal (Registration Required)Operational tests of the V-22 Osprey will be ending in a few days time.
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Boeing's Platt says EADS should be allowed to bid for US refuelling plane orderBoeing's chairman Lew Platt says Boeing Co would welcome European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co to bid for the pending order from the Pentagon for 100 mid-air refuelling planes.
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C-130 At Airforce Base Has New NameOne of the C-130's at the Little Rock Airforce Base was officially named "The City of Bryant".
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Academy chief to head S.C. collegeU.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa Jr. is leaving to become the president of his alma mater, The Citadel.
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DRDO looking for global technical partner to develop Kaveri engineIndia's Gas Turbine Research Establishment is looking for a global partner to help co-develop the Kaveri engine that will power India's Light Combat Aircraft.
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Kiwis support Reds in the NetherlandsA C-130H from the Royal New Zealand Air Force supported a Red Arrows trip to Dutch Air Force Open Days at Gilze-Rijen.
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Denmark to decide by 2007 on replacing F-16s with Lockheed Martin fighter jetsDenmark will decide next year or at the start of 2007 whether to buy the Joint Strike Fighter.
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Bahraini pilots killed in night crashTwo Royal Bahraini Air Force pilots and a technician have died following the crash of a military helicopter in the Gulf kingdom during a night training exercise.
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Predator provides close-air support to embattled Marines in IraqAn MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle destroyed an anti-Iraqi forces mortar launch site on June 18 while assisting U.S. Marines under enemy fire.
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Monday, June 20, 2005
VF-213 'Blacklions' return from last
Tomcat detachment at Fallon
by Lt. Jg. Meagan Varley, PAO VF-213
The "Fighting Blacklions" of Fighter Squadron 213 have returned from NAS Fallon, Nev., where they participated in Air Wing Fallon with the other components of Carrier Air Wing 8. From May 1-27, the Blacklions and the other members of CVW-8 trained in the numerous bombing ranges of Fallon, sharpening their skills and proficiency as air-to-air interceptors and air-to-ground bombers. During the four long weeks, both the air crews and maintainers worked hard, flying 229 sorties and logging 370.2 hours.
The focus of the Blacklions' training was to prepare for their upcoming deployment schedule for this fall, and to learn how the air wing will work together on large missions. Every hour of flight time was prefaced with eight hours of air crew mission planning. Most events flown involved more than 20 aircraft from within the wing working to meet one objective. During these flights the Blacklions were able to complete both Strike Fighter Weapons Training events for individual air crew along with larger scale air wing events. The culmination of training included a three-day mock war to simulate the types of events the air wing could possibly participate in while overseas.
Despite two weeks of foul weather and long hours the Blacklion maintainers worked hard to keep the jets flying and armed with ordnance. Their dedication kept the jets running at peak performance and enabled the Blacklions to complete every mission they were tasked with. In doing so, VF-213 air crew dropped more than 25 tons of ordnance. Throughout the course of the detachment, nine live laser guided bombs end one live Joint Direct Attack Munition weapon were expended. This invaluable training was an overwhelming success due to the hard work end long hours of the VF-213 maintainers and ground support. VF-213 will contents to rely on the focus of their air crew and the dedication of its troops on their upcoming training aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt [CVN 71] to complete Composite Training Unit Exercise.
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British bombing raids were illegal, says Foreign OfficeA leaked U.K. Foreign Office legal advice says that the increase in British and American bombing raids on Iraq in the run-up to war in 2002 was illegal under international law.
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Retiring general leaves legacy of service and honorGeneral Donald G. Cook retired Friday as head of the USAF Air Education and Training Command at Randolph AFB in a 73-minute ceremony.
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IAF graduation ceremony held in Hyderabad158 cadets including 32 women of the Indian Air Force Academy graduated on Jun 18.
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Orders uplifting SikorskySikorsky Aircraft officials say it has orders for 62 of its S-92 helicopters and its military variant, the H-92, as well as options for 30 more.
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Ellsworth showdownSupporters of Ellsworth Air Force Base hope to generate a crowd of 10,000 to 20,000 people when three members of the federal Base Realignment and Closure Commission come to town to hold a public hearing.
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Now, IAF scouts for choppers to ferry VVIPsIndian Air Force's VVIP transport squadron plans to buy eight cutting edge medium-lift helicopters to replace its 23-year-old Russian Mi-8s.
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Joint strike fighter simulator is glimpse into futureA team from Lockheed Martin is touring Europe, bringing its traveling F-35 cockpit sim to U.S. and European bases.
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F-16 Deal for Pakistan Could Feature Advanced WeaponsPakistan could get 55 new F-16 Block 50/52s with a sophisticated weapons package.
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RAF joins US forces in Iraq assaultTwo RAF GR4 ground attack Tornados armed with Storm Shadow cruise missiles joined an American offensive against insurgents holed up in a desert town on Iraq's border with Syria at the weekend.
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Sunday, June 19, 2005
Oceana Naval Air Station, VAGerry took many photos of Tomcats doing touch and goes at Fentress Auxiliary Air Field recently.
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The US threat to British sovereigntyBAE's chief executive, Mike Turner, warned that Britain may decide to pull out of the JSF program unless access to the software codes to maintain and upgrade the aircraft is granted by the Americans.
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Eurofighter a shooting star in clash with US jetsLast year a two-seater RAF Eurofighter was 'bounced' from behind by the two F-15E fighters during a chance encounter. The Eurofighter shook them off, outmanoeuvred them and moved into shooting positions on their tails.
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Residents return to jet crash siteResidents of a central Yuma neighborhood returned to their homes on Thursday as military officials conducted mop-up operations in the aftermath of a AV-8B crash.
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Bataan Breaks Ground With MV-22USS Bataan (LHD 5) took on eight MV-22 Ospreys and two AV-8B Harriers for training and testing while steaming in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina in June.
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Uzbekistan Denies Retaliatory RulesUzbekistan denied Saturday that restrictions on an American air base there were in retaliation for U.S. criticism of the government's response to last month's uprising in the Uzbek city of Andijan.
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Montana makes case to keep MANGSenior Montana officials made a strong case Friday in Portland that the Base Realignment and Closure Commission should keep Air Guard F-16 jets flying in Great Falls.
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Falls base closing has new mysteryPentagon documents unearthed by aides to Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds, R-Clarence, show that the Pentagon considered expanding not only the 914th Airlift Wing, but also the Air National Guard's 107th Air Refueling Wing at Niagara Falls.
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Saturday, June 18, 2005
Officials to speak against removing fighter jetsOregon's top elected officials urged members of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission to abandon plans to shift most of Oregon's F-15 fighter jets to bases in other states.
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Combined aviation unit makes 8th Army debutThe U.S. Army 2nd Multifunctional Aviation Brigade which consists of Apache, Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters and the fixed-wing C-12 Huron cargo plane made was established in South Korea.
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Bell Helicopter aims to double business, add productsIn an interview at the Paris Air Show, Bell Helicopter's Chief Executive Michael Redenbaugh, said his company has the potential for double-digit earnings growth in the near term.
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'Akash' test-firedIndia test fired its 'Akash' surface-to-air missile 17 Jun.
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Rescue Plan for Denel Takes ShapeSwedish firm Saab is interested in acquiring a strategic equity stake in Denel's aerospace division.
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Rescue Plan for Denel Takes ShapeSwedish firm Saab is interested in acquiring a strategic equity stake in Denel's aerospace division.
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Former P-3 squadron takes switch to C-130s in strideU.S. Naval Reserve squadron, The Condors, transformed from a P-3 to a C-130 squadron last year.
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P-47 Pulled From Austrian Lake Built in EvansvilleOfficials from Evansville, Indiana hopes to obtain a P-47 Thunderbolt recovered from Traunsee Lake in Austria. The plane was built at Evansville's Republic Aviation plant in World War 2.
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New one-star joins two-star brotherBrig. Gen. Frank Gorenc join his brother Maj. Gen. Stanley Gorenc as two of 271 general officers in the active-duty U.S. Air Force.
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UAV no remote concept at NDSUSince 2003, psychology professor Verlin Hinsz from North Dakota State University has led a U.S. Air Force-funded study on how to improve teamwork among UAV crews.
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SAAB to fight F-16 for India honoursSenior members of the Indian Air Force visited Gripen officials at the Paris Air Show.
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Friday, June 17, 2005
Videos of Attack Squadron 172 in Vietnam (IE only)Gerry sent me this link and he wants to share with everyone. These are videos made from 8mm films taken during the 1966 cruise of the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Tonkin Gulf. The page don't seem to work using Firefox so you need to open it using IE. The file is very big so you need to be patient and wait for the video to load.
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Search for a rescue copterDefense companies are teaming up to put in their bids to make about 140 of the Personnel Recovery Vehicles, a search-and-rescue helicopter , for the U.S. Air Force.
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U.K. Shouldn't Expect Technology Access on JSF, Official SaysGeneral Jeffery Kohler, director of the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, said that U.K. shouldn't expect access to design data on the Joint Strike Fighter in return for helping fund the $244 billion program.
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Hooligans' flying hours cutThe "Happy Hooligans" of U.S. Air National Guard 119th Fighter Wing announced Wednesday that their flying time by has been reduced 304 hours due to funding shortages.
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Cubic and AgustaWestland integrate attack helicopters into UK combat training systemCubic Defense Applications has just upgraded the United Kingdom�s Area Weapons Effects Simulator (AWES) that will allow Apache AH Mk. 1 and Lynx attack helicopters to participate in instrumented force-on-force training exercises.
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IAF rescues Canadian diplomat, familyAn Indian Air Force special rescue team on Thursday rescued Canadian diplomat, Andrew Norfolk, his injured wife and their three children trapped in snow.
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EADS faces mounting opposition to entry of US military marketThe European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company's dream of entering the U.S. military market has begun to fade in the face of mounting opposition from U.S. lawmakers and arch-rival Boeing.
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First Flight of Malaysian A109 LOH
The first of eleven AgustaWestland A109 LOH helicopters ordered by the Malaysian Ministry of Defence performed a successful first flight on 14th June at AgustaWestland's Vergiate plant in Italy.
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B-52 Crew Reaches MilestoneA B-52 bomber crew from the Minot Air Force Base has recorded its 1000th combat flying hour.
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Paris Air Show sets the standardDayton-based United States Air and Trade Show Inc. hopes to emulate the success of Paris Air Show.
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Welcome home: F-106 back at SawyerAn ex U.S. Air Force F-106 made its way from Arizona to Wisconsin on a modified semi-trailer for permanet display.
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International Partners �Build� Lockheed Martin F-35 at Paris Air ShowRepresentatives of the nine nations partnering on the Lockheed Martin JSF program took part in a unique ceremony at the Paris Air Show -- assembling a scale model of the next-generation F-35 to demonstrate team solidarity.
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Bill Seeks Missile Defense Protections For Airbus A380The chairman of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Aviation, introduced a bill Wednesday to require the installation of missile defense systems on Airbus A380 aircraft.
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Lockheed downplays Norway's stake in rival (Registration Required)A senior Lockheed Martin official downplayed reports Wednesday that Norwegian officials were spending more on the competing Eurofighter project.
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Russian plane to photograph US territoryAn unarmed Russian Tupolev Tu-154 plane will photograph U.S. territory in line with the Open Skies Treaty, the U.S. State Department said.
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Harrier Crash Forces Evacuations in Ariz.A U.S. Marine Harrier jet carrying four 500-pound bombs crashed Wednesday in a residential neighborhood, forcing the evacuation of 1,300 residences.
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VMAQ-1 sergeant mentors Marines at Desert TalonSgt. Ryan J. Straub, the combat radar non-commissioned officer in charge at U.S. Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-1 prepares his Marines for their future deployment to Iraq during Exercise Desert Talon at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
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Building aircraft carrier in Shanghai deniedAn official in charge of China's shipbuilding sector denied that the country is building an aircraft carrier in Shanghai.
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Eurofighter CEO sees possible orders from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, but no talksEurofighter GmbH hopes it may receive orders for its Eurofighter from Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
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Air Base to Be Rededicated as Veterans MuseumFormer Casper Army Air Base is scheduled to reopen July 1 as the Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum.
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2006 Thunderbirds team includes first female pilotU.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, �Thunderbirds,� will have their first female demonstration pilot in the 52-year history of the Thunderbirds.
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Sikorsky executive says S-92 to survive even if U.S. buys noneJeff Pino, Sikorsky's senior vice president for marketing and commercial programs, said the S-92 will survive even if it never wins a major U.S. government contract.
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KAI, HAI and Lockheed Martin Agree to Study T-50 Trainer for Hellenic Air ForceKorea Aerospace Industries (KAI), Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) and Lockheed Martin will jointly study and evaluate the advanced jet training needs of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) and the potential contribution each could make if the T-50 Training System should be selected.
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Indegenous UAV takes flightIndia's Aeronautical Development Establishment is in discussion with various countries including Isreal to enter into a partnership to develop a Medium Altitude Long Endurance UAV.
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U-2, early Cold War reconnaissance exhibit opens at museumAn exhibit highlighting the U.S. Air Force's early Cold War reconnaissance opened to the public at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
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A single Command Headquarters for the RAFThe RAF�s two command headquarters are to be collocated on a single site at RAF High Wycombe.
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Guardsmen familiarize Polish airmen with F-16Airmen from the Illinois Air National Guard�s 183rd Fighter Wing are at Poznan, Poland with six F-16s to train with MiG-29 and Su-22 during exercise Sentry White Falcon 2005.
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
Lockheed Martin Pioneering Game-Changing Unmanned SystemsLockheed Martin is developing unprecedented technologies for the next generation of unmanned systems. One technology being explored is the ability to "morph."
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Lockheed Martin Awards General Electric Company $50 Million Contract for Presidential Helicopter EnginesLockheed Martin has awarded General Electric Company a $50 million contract to provide CT7-8E engines for use during the system development & demonstration (SDD) phase of the Presidential Helicopter Replacement program.
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Skunk Works; UAVs that launch from, and return to, the seaFrank Cappuccio, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin�s Skunk Works, say they will be testing their submarine recovery system for the submarine launched Multi Purpose UAV within six to nine months. The government funded project will move forward once the recovery technique is proven.
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Indian Springs air force base to be named in honor of "father of the Thunderbirds"The U.S. Air Force plans to rename the Indian Springs Auxiliary Field for a general credited with helping develop tactical air training.
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P-8A MMA Celebrates Successful First YearNAVAIR�s P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) is one year old.
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Bell Flies ARH Demonstrator; Provides program updates and plans aheadBell has built a flying demonstrator helicopter for the U.S. Army�s RFP for a new Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter .
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Researcher claims damaged U.S. spy plane fled to safety over Finland in 1954A USAF Boeing RB-47E Stratojet photo reconnaissance aircraft that was damaged during a dogfight with Soviet MiG-17s, escaped by flying into Finnish airspace on May 8th 1954.
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Analysts: Sikorsky move evens competitionAerospace analysts said Sikorsky Aircraft's move to team with Boeing Corp. on the U.S. Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter has even the competition.
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Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Viper Strike Precision Munition Enhanced with GPSNorthrop Grumman Corporation has integrated a global positioning system (GPS) receiver into its Viper Strike laser-guided precision munition and successfully demonstrated GPS navigation in engineering flight tests.
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More British troops to AfghanistanThe U.K. Army's new Apache attack helicopter will likely be deployed to Afghanistan.
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BAE SYSTEMS' Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Performs Flawlessly in Fully Autonomous Flight Tests (PDF)BAE Systems has achieved fully autonomous flight of its second-generation ducted-fan unmanned aerial vehicle.
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French drone armed with Israeli missileThe French company Sagem Defense Security unveiled an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) armed with Rafael made Spike anti-tank missile at the La Bourge air show.
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Lockheed tests a folding plane (Registration Required)Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. is testing a a prototype UAV with wings that fold up like a paper airplane.
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Uzbekistan Restricts U.S. Use of Air Base There, Pentagon SaysUzbekistan restricted the U.S. military's use of an air base there after the U.S. demanded a ``transparent inquiry'' into the Uzbek government's shooting of protesters in Andijan last month.
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L-3 awarded $10.9M to upgrade helicopter training systemL-3 Communications' Link Simulation and Training division has been awarded a $10.9 million engineering change proposal contract to upgrade all current and future AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter manned simulator suites.
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Unmanned air vehicle Nishant completes 100 flightsIndia's Nishant UAV developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation has completed its 100th flight.
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GULFSTREAM SPECIAL ELECTRONIC MISSION AIRCRAFT DELIVERED TO ISRAELI MINISTRY OF DEFENSEGulfstream Aerospace has delivered a Gulfstream V (GV) Special Electronic Mission Aircraft (SEMA) to the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD).
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Kawasaki takes delivery of first EH101 for Japanese Maritime Self Defence ForceThe first EH101 for the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force was shipped from AgustaWestland�s Yeovil facility three weeks ahead of the schedule.
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1st ID Battalion cases colors for stateside transferThe U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division began its long farewell to Europe as its AH-64A Apache attack helicopter battalion is dissolved.
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Helicopter numbers double at Fort LewisThe U.S. Army is doubling the number of helicopters at Fort Lewis.
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Boeing hopes tanker will fuel salesBoeing has been trooping dignitaries, foreign military leaders and legions of journalists through its 767 aerial refueling tanker at the Paris Air Show.
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Northrop Grumman delays decision on Pentagon refuelling tanker bid - reportRonald Sugar, CEO of Northrop Grumman, said his decision on whether to compete in the US air force's refuelling tanker program has been delayed by congressional moves to punish Airbus parent EADS.
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Options spent over relocation of U.S air stationThe Japan-U.S. negotiation over the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station has now reached a critical stage.
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Northrop Grumman Reaches Significant Technical Milestone for Maritime Global Hawk ProgramThe maritime Global Hawk program reached a significant technical milestone when the unmanned air vehicle, operating at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., streamed real-time electronic information to analysts at its future operating base, Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md.
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Raytheon's ATFLIR to Introduce New State-of-the-Art Data Link Communications TechnologyRaytheon is introducing a new high-speed data link for the U.S. Navy's Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) targeting pod.
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Norway ups budget to increase Eurofighter industry fundingThe Government of Norway is to increase funding levels for its Eurofighter Industrial participation programme by a further 12.5 million Euros.
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Raytheon intensifies mid-range missile sales effortsRaytheon is intensifying its international marketing efforts for its Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile System.
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Singapore squadron at Cannon to stand downThe 428th Fighter Squadron, made up of 140 Republic of Singapore Air Force and 25 U.S. Air Force airmen who flew Singaporean F-16 Block 52 will deactivate on July 6.
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Greece discloses details of TOR-M1 anti-aircraft systems dealGreece disclosed on Wednesday the details of the TOR-M1 anti-aircraft missile system deal concluded between Greece and the Rosoboronexport company.
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U.S. military showcases mission, aircraft at Paris Air ShowEight U.S. military aircraft are on display at the 46th Annual Paris Air Show.
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Embraer is sole bidder for Colombia fighter jet contract - sourceEmpresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA is the only aircraft maker that participated in the tender organised by the Colombian defence ministry for the supply 22 fighter jets.
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Lincoln, CVW-2 to Return to Sea for Surge UpkeepUSS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 will return to sea for readiness training in early June.
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Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Typhoon hit by SingaporeAccording to this Flight Daily News article, the Eurofighter Typhoon was the RSAF's favoured technical solution for its Next Generation Fighter requirement. However it was rejected due to the "shambolic performance" by BAE Systems during the bidding process and RSAF's unease about the risks surrounding the Tranche 2 roadmap. Clearly, the winner of the competition will have to live with the fact that its not the best fighter based on technical abilities.
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Flight Daily News : Paris 2005This is Flight International's coverage of the Paris Air Show.
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ShowNews Online: Paris 2005Aviation Week's coverage of the Paris Air Show.
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Lockheed hoping to snag Pakistan deal (Registration Required)Lockheed Martin officials are hoping to book a big order for F-16 fighter jets from Pakistan later this year to prevent job cutbacks at the company's Fort Worth assembly plant.
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Northrop Grumman Makes Significant Updates to B-52 Electronic Warfare Self-Protection SystemNorthrop Grumman Corporation has starting installing digital replacement cards for the control indicator-programmer portion of the AN/ALQ-155(V) electronic-countermeasures system on the U.S. Air Force's B-52 strategic bomber.
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Northrop Grumman Awards Contracts to International Suppliers to Develop F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Training CoursewareNorthrop Grumman Corporation will work with a multi-national group of companies to design and develop training-system courseware products that will train future pilots and maintainers of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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Raytheon's Vigilant Eagle Offers Affordable, Effective Deterrent to Terrorist Missile Threat Against Commercial AircraftRaytheon Company announced a new, affordable ground-based airport protection
system that uses high power microwave technology to protect commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles.
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Kinetic Energy Interceptor Successfully Completes First Wind Tunnel TestRaytheon Company recently completed the first in a series of risk-reduction high speed wind tunnel tests of the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) missile.
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Europe Plots Future for World-Beating Storm Shadow / Scalp EG Cruise MissileFrance, Italy and the UK are discussing a series of enhancements to MBDA�s world-beating Storm Shadow / SCALP EG weapon system.
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FLIR Systems Awarded Contract for Canadian Maritime Helicopter ProjectFLIR Systems, Inc. has received a subcontract from General Dynamics Canada of Ottawa, Ontario, for delivery of the latest generation Star SAFIRE(R) airborne multi-sensor imaging systems to be used for the Canadian Department of National Defence Maritime Helicopter Project.
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Boeing X-45A J-UCAS Program Receives Prestigious Aerospace Industry AwardThe Boeing X-45A J-UCAS (Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems) program received the prestigious Flight International Aerospace Industry Award for 2005 in the category of Missiles and Military Aviation.
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Current Lockheed Martin F-16 Versions Are World's Most Advanced Multi-Role FightersThe two versions of the F-16 being delivered to customers now are the most advanced multi-role fighter aircraft types currently available on the international market, the Lockheed Martin general manager for the program said.
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Fighter jet demonstrator arrives in HawaiiLockheed Martin would show the F/A-22 Raptor traveling cockpit demonstrator to local military officials Tuesday at Hickam Air Force Base's Hangar 35.
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BAE SYSTEMS Fields Electronic Flight Control System on Aermacchi M-346 Military Trainer (PDF)The two Aermacchi M-346 military training aircraft flying at this year�s Paris Air Show are using BAE Systems electronic flight control system.
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Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor Exceeds Expectations in Production and PerformanceIn a presentation called �The F/A-22 Raptor: Leading Edge of Global Strike � the Unmatched Advantage� at the Paris Air Show, Lockheed Martin claims that U.S. Air Force pilots will be able to dominate any engagement with the Raptor.
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Japan lower house oks bill to expedite missile-intercept ordersJapan's Lower House passed a bill Tuesday to enable the Defense Agency chief to order missile interceptions without waiting for approval from the prime minister and the Cabinet in emergencies.
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US clears sale of latest Patriot missile system to IndiaWashington has cleared the sale of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) anti-missile defence system to India.
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MiG Order From Slovak Air Force Worth Millions12 of the Slovak Air Force's fleet of 21 MiG-29 will be upgraded.
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Rafale C102 Delivery to French Air ForceThe first production single-seat F2 standard Rafale was handed over to the French Air Force June 14.
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President Chirac at HAL airshowFrench President Jacques Chirac visit the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's display at the Paris airshow on Monday.
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T-50 Advanced Jet Trainer Transitioning Rapidly Into ProductionThe T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer program is rapidly transitioning from the Full Scale Development (FSD) phase into the production phase.
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Lockheed Martin Receives $36.4 Million Contract for Additional P-3C AIP KitsLockheed Martin received a $36.4 million contract to deliver and install two additional P-3C Anti-Surface Warfare Improvement Program (AIP) kits and install three previously-ordered kits for the U.S. Navy�s P-3C Update II.5 maritime patrol aircraft.
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US to extend its training of Taiwanese fighter pilotsThe U.S. has renewed the agreement for training Taiwanese F-16 pilots at Luke Airbase in Arizona for another five years.
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Report: Misaligned rollers caused B-1B accidentMisaligned rollers on the crew entry ladder assembly created an abort condition that was the primary cause of a B-1Bmishap during a mission qualification and currency training mission Nov. 23 at Ellsworth Air Force Base.
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System increases B-52 target precisionA B-52 was launched with Boeing�s prototype integrated weapons interface unit that allowed the bomber to release, for the first time, eight 2,000 pound JDAMs from the internal bomb bay.
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Hawk tools delivered to HALThe first batch of tooling and test equipment for the BAE Hawk advanced jet trainer has been delivered on schedule to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bangalore.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Oceana Naval Air Station, VAGerry uploaded a new set of photos over the weekend. One set shows the T-34C demo flights for Midshipmen which occurs only once a year.
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Cloud on eye to spot enemy jetsIndia's Defence Research and Development Organisation is holding back developement of an indigenous airborne early warning (AEW) system as it is worried that the selection of Embraer 145 aircraft could lead to controversy.
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RAF Nimrods may become bomber forceRAF is drawing up plans to convert Nimrod reconnaissance planes to carry two Storm Shadows under each wing and another in a bomb bay.
Looks like its a trend nowadays to arm maritime reconnaissance aircraft with land attack cruise missiles. Australia is considering the
same thing for its AP-3C fleet.
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Chocks away for air show displayMassive crowds flocked to RAF Cosford in Shropshire for its hugely popular annual air show.
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EDO RECEIVES CONTRACT FOR NAVY F/A-18 SMART RACKSEDO Corporation has been awarded an $11 million contract for the first production lot of 135 BRU-55 dual-carriage, "smart" bomb racks for the Navy�s F/A-18 aircraft.
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BAE SYSTEMS Selects Wind River for Use in the Tornado Advanced Radar Display Information SystemBAE SYSTEMS has selected the Wind River General Purpose Platform, VxWorks Edition for use in the Tornado Advanced Radar Display Information System (TARDIS). The TARDIS will replace existing radar projected map displays used in the Tornado GR4 aircraft and will go into service with the Royal Air Force by December 2006.
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Javelin makes first appearance at Paris Air Show Aviation Technology Group, Inc. introduced the Javelin Mk-20 military trainer at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France this week.
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IJT, Dhruv to be showcased in ParisIndia's Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT), also known as the HJT-36, is being flown and displayed at the Paris airshow for the first time.
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It's a buyers market, so shop around, PM tells air forceThai Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, told air force chief ACM Kongsak Wanthanayrade that Thailand could afford to shop around for fighters because it was a buyers' market.
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Lockheed sees F-16 orders in hundreds, production past '08Lockheed Martin Corp. sees a market for up to 200 additional F-16s.
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Politics Stalling Tanker Joint BidNorthrop is hesitant to partner with Airbus to offer an aerial refueling tanker due to the U.S.-EU trade dispute.
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Outstanding Performance and Reliability of the C-130J Transform Tactical Airlift OperationsLockheed Martin joined with the Royal Air Force (RAF) at the Paris Air Show to give details of the outstanding combat performance of the C 130J.
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Lockheed Martin F-35 Team Begins the Shift from Development to ProductionThe Lockheed Martin F-35 program is migrating from engineering development to aircraft production. All four major subassemblies of the first F-35 have now been joined, and parts-fabrication is under way for the second aircraft.
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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Chief Predicts Effects of 'Third Inflection Point' in Fighter Aircraft TechnologyFifth generation fighters � namely the F/A-22 and F-35 � will have a profound impact on how military forces conduct missions and fight wars, predicts Ralph D. Heath, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Corporation and the company�s Aeronautics chief.
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Innovative Solutions & Support's Primary Flight Flat Panel Display System Selected by Boeing for Royal Netherlands Air Force KC-10 Cockpit UpdateInnovative Solutions & Support, Inc. announced that Boeing has selected the Company's Primary Flight Display System for use on the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) Cockpit Upgrade Program.
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U.S. Marine Corps to Receive Additional Northrop Grumman LITENING AT Targeting Systems for F/A-18s Under 2005 Supplemental BudgetU.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet aircraft operating in Iraq and Afghanistan will get 24 LITENING AT targeting pods as a result of the approved U.S. Department of Defense's fiscal year 2005 supplemental budget.
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Northrop Grumman Sees International Opportunities for HawkeyeNorthrop Grumman Corporation will be discussing the Hawkeye 2000 with several potential international customers during the 2005 Paris Air Show.
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Northrop Grumman's Second Global Hawk Maritime Demonstrator Successfully Completes First FlightNorthrop Grumman Corporation's second RQ-4A Global Hawk Maritime Demonstrator has successfully completed its first flight, a critical step forward in the U.S. Navy's planned Maritime Demonstration program.
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Smiths Aerospace receives U.S. Army contract for UH-60L HUMS demonstrationSmiths Aerospace received a $5 million U.S. Army contract to install and demonstrate the value of a Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) on UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters.
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Smiths Aerospace receives P-8A contract for stores managementSmiths Aerospace has received a contract from The Boeing Company to supply the stores management system for the P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft.
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Smiths Aerospace Selected for Northrop Grumman J-UCAS ElectronicsSmiths Aerospace was recently selected by Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems to supply triple-redundant engine interface units (EIU) and engine throttle actuators (ETAs) for the X-47B Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS).
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Smiths provides stores management system for Japanese P-X aircraftSmiths Aerospace is selected to provide the stores management system for the Japanese Maritime patrol (P-X) aircraft.
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IAF chief heads for FranceIndian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi is heading to France for the Paris Air Show.
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Some military experts say downsizing Eielson makes perfect senseThink-tank experts thinks that its unnecessary to have two major fighter bases in Alaska.
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EADS equips the A400M Military Airbus with digital map generatorsEADS Defence Electronics has been awarded a contract by Airbus Military S.L. in Toulouse to equip the A400M military transport aircraft with the Digital Map Generator System (DMGS).
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Coalition airpower supports Marines near KarabilahUSAF F-16 Fighting Falcons dropped five GBU-12s and two GBU-38s against armed anti-Iraqi forces engaged with U.S. Marines in the western Al Anbar province of Iraq on June 11.
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VC10 crews transfer to Tristar FleetSix crews from the RAF�s ageing VC10 air to air refuelling fleet are to be transferred to the more efficient Tristar aircraft.
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EADS Missile Warning Systems to protect Australian aircraftEADS Defence Electronics has been awarded a contract by the Australian Department of Defence for the supply of the Missile Launch Detection System (MILDS - AN/AAR-60) missile warning systems to protect helicopters and wide-body aircraft.
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Stork Aerospace wins major order from Royal Netherlands Air Force for Avionics (Cockpit) Upgrade of three (K)DC-10sFokker Services, part of Stork Aerospace, has received an order from the Royal Netherlands Air Force for the modernisation of the Avionics of 3 (K)DC-10s.
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Boeing Rotorcraft Takes Delivery of First Goodrich V-22 Electric Rescue HoistBoeing Rotorcraft, recently took delivery of its first V-22 electric rescue hoist designed and manufactured by Goodrich Corporation.
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EADS Missile Warning System successfully flight-tested on Danish F-16EADS Defence Electronics has successfully conducted first test flights with its missile warning system MILDS on a Royal Danish Airforce F-16 at RDAF airfield Aalborg.
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Nimitz Crew Experiences Hong KongUSS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Hong Kong June 7 after a four-day port visit.
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Goodrich Ships 1st F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Landing GearGoodrich Corporation has shipped the first Conventional Take-Off and Landing (CTOL) nose gear, and is soon to ship the main gear as well, to the Lockheed-Martin Aeronautics facility in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Latest C-130J evolution arrives on desert rampUSAF 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron's C-130 Hercules J-models and the stretch version C-130J-30s arrived in Southwest Asia on June 7 and 8 to support airlift missions in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa.
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Cooperative Cope Thunder kicks offAustralia, Japan, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and the United Kingdom military aircraft are in Alaska for Cooperative Cope Thunder.
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Boeing, Sikorsky bid on rescue helicopterBoeing Co. and Sikorsky said late Monday that they are joining together to bid on a U.S. Air Force contract for search and rescue helicopters. The proposed HH-92 will be a variant of Sikorsky's S-92 helicopter.
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Monday, June 13, 2005
RSAF Runway Cycling 2005The Republic of Singapore Air Force held its 10th annual runway cycling event yesterday. I was there with my canon G5 and photographed some of the aircraft at the static display. The highlight was the 145 Sqn's new F-16D Blk 52 + and RSAF unveiled its Litening III and Pathfinder combination. According to the CO of 145 Sqn, the pods have been in used since they came back last July. The pods are shared with other F-16 squadrons as well. Missing from the 52 + are the DASH Helmet Mounted Sight sensors. The pilots I spoke to says it will be added in future. It was an nice outing for me, I've meet a pilot I knew back in my airforce days and he also happen to be my classmate's brother.
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Lockheed CEO warns EU on China arms tradeRobert Stevens, CEO of Lockheed Martin, warned European governments not to lift the 16-year old arms embargo on China. He said that European access to lucrative U.S. defense projects could be dependent on adhering to U.S. policy.
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Brazil to buy used war planes from FranceBrazil is negotiating to buy 12 used Mirage 2000-Cs from France.
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Airmen join Soldiers taking Kenya military to new heightsA USAF C-130 from the 440th Airlift Wing took several dozen Kenyan army special operations forces� paratroopers on their first airdrop in nearly three years.
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Hotspot for Hawk pilotsThe Indian Air Force's British Hawk AJT will be station in Bidar.
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Vought makes progress on restructuring (Registration Required)Vought Aircraft Industries is moving toward profitability again.
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India to induct British Hawk trainer jetsThe first batch of Indian Air Force British Hawk pilots have returned home.
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'Not Just A Sale, It's A Relationship'Richard Kirkland, vice president of Lockheed Martin, hopes to improve Indo-US relationships, beginning with F-16s and moves on to F-35s.
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U.S. orders Israel to increase control of security exportsThe U.S. has made three demands to Israel in order to settle the sale of UAVs to China crisis.
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Harrier drops flares over YumaAn AV-8B Harrier from Marine Attack Squadron-311 accidentally drop its flares near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
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Captain John CookCaptain John Cook, RAF night fighter pilot and Concorde test pilot, has died aged 71.
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Sunday, June 12, 2005
Panel Faults Tactics in Rush to Install Antimissile SystemIn a bid to President Bush's deadline to install the first elements of a national antimissile system by the end of 2004. Pentagon took risky shortcuts.
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Air Force proposes slashing 580 jobsThe USAF plans to slash 580 full-time and traditional Air National Guard positions in Duluth.
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Give us an enemy to fight, says chief of Britain's Apache helicopter fleetLt Col Richard Felton, 9 Regiment Army Air Corps, hopes to see his unit deployed overseas soon to gain operational experience.
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Illesheim aviators case colors, likely for last timeThe U.S. Army's 11th Aviation Regiment was deactivated Thursday in Illesheim, Germany.
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Missile tracker testing to beginJapan's Defense Agency plans to start tests of the Advanced Infrared Ballistic Missile Optical Sensor System mounted on top of a modified P-3C to detect and track ballistic missiles.
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Thailand considering one-billion-dollar F-16 deal with USThai airforce commander Air Chief Marshal Kongsak Wantana said that Thailand is considering buying F-16 C/D fighters from the United States with the Thai side paying in agriculture products.
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Air Force colonel heads to Iraq as a generalUSAF Brig. Gen. Frank Gorenc will leave the First Fighter Wing to go to war as commander of the 332nd Expeditionary Wing in Iraq.
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Holloman to host unmanned programThe Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems Program will detach and deploy at Holloman Air Force Base following a testing period in California.
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American commanders spread their wingsColonel Richard Devereaux, commander of the USAF's 100th Air Refuelling Wing at Mildenhall and Brigadier General Mark Matthews, head of the 48th Fighter Wing at Lakenheath are moving to new postings this month.
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Saturday, June 11, 2005
Kuwaiti firm charges Boeing owes it money for help selling ApachesA Kuwaiti company is alleging that Boeing Co. failed to pay it for helping convince Kuwait's government to buy 16 of Boeing's Apache Longbow helicopters.
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Gripen says creates CZK 4 billion in offset projectsGripen International, which has supplied the Czech Air Force with Gripen fighters, created offset projects for more than CZK 4 billion by the end of 2004.
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Turkey Orders 12 S-70B SEAHAWK HelicoptersTurkey will purchase 12 new S-70B SEAHAWK helicopters plus an option for five additional helicopters.
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Greens force government to suspend unmanned fighter projectThe Swedish government will postpone their decision to invest 750m kronor in the Neuron joint venture between Saab and French defence contractor, Dassault.
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NATO hails Russia's proposal to hold joint TMD exercise in 2006NATO welcomes Russian defense officials' proposal to hold a joint command-and-staff Theater Missile Defense (TMD) exercise in Russia in 2006.
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Midshipmen Experience Life at Sea Aboard Kitty Hawk45 midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy and various Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps college units are aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) to receive hands-on training.
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Military withheld Gripen defect for two weeksThe Czech Air Force withheld information for a fortnight that one of its Gripen fighter had been out of service after its display had failed.
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T-37 rolls off runway, pilot uninjuredA T-37 Tweet rolled off the runway at Columbus Air Force Base June 8 during a training flight.
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French could use British design for aircraft carrierFrance could use the design of the Royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers as a basis for their planned replacement for the Charles de Gaulle carrier.
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Boeing to lay off 88 workers at KellyUSAThe Boeing Aerospace Support Center will have to lay off 88 local workers as the U.S. Air Force plans to reduce the number of KC-135 tanker aircraft it will send to San Antonio for routine maintenance.
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Air Force pilot to fly in Clarinda air showU.S. Air Force pilot Captain Joel "Deuce" Hemphill will be returning to his father's hometown of Clarinda on the wings of his F-15 Eagle to participate in Fly Iowa 2005 on Sept. 10-11.
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Two more Raptors arrive at LangleyTwo more F/A-22 arrived at Langley Air Force Base.
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Boeing KC-767A Tanker Makes First Trans-Atlantic Flight, Arrives in ParisBoeing pilots flew the first Italian Air Force KC-767A tanker on its first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, for display at the Paris Air Show 2005.
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Report: Pilot error caused Predator crashPilot error caused the Nov. 24, 2004 crash of an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle at an undisclosed military installation in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
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Friday, June 10, 2005
VFA-143 ShowbirdThe VFA-143's showbird arrived at Oceana today and Gerry happened to be around to capture it.
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AS 350 landing on Everest peakPhotos and videos of the recent Ecureuil landing on top of Mount Everest.
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Aviation Tops 2004 Arms RevenuesAviation accounted for about 70 percent of Russia defense companies' revenues last year.
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Tomcat returns to Pax River for a short stayTwo F-14D Tomcats from VF-101 went back to Pax River to help certify the 500 pound JDAM on the Tomcat. Looks like the boys and girls at VF-31 and VF-213 have a new toy to play with.
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Parachute test team packs it upThe U.S. Naval Test Parachute team was disestablished at China Lake on June 1.
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Russia considering sending helicopters to SudanRussia is considering sending four Mi-8 helicopters to Sudan to take part in UN operations.
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Carrier jets run Iraqi missions but drop no bombs a sign of success to commanderFighters from USS Carl Vinson have not drop a single bomb in Iraqi since May 8.
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Extra order for super-carrier set to secure jobs at dockyardExtra jobs will be created if a third aircraft carrier is build at Rosyth dockyard.
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F-16 damaged during landingAn F-16C suffered damage to its right main landing gear and 341 Bulkhead after landing at Naval Air Station Fort Worth, Texas on June 8.
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Su-27SKM, centerpiece of Russian exhibition at Le BourgetThe Su-27SKM will be in the Russian exhibition at the 46th Paris airshow.
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IAF team leaves for France to take part in �Garuda-II�An Indian Air Force team, comprising six Su-30K and an Il-78 mid-air refueller,left for France to participate in 'Garuda-II' with the French Air Force.
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BAE SYSTEMS-Raytheon Team To Provide Next Generation Mission Planning Capabilities For the U-2The U.S. Air Force has awarded a BAE Systems-Raytheon team a $12.9 million contract to develop an advanced network-centric mission planning capability for its U-2.
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Hoeven lobbies for tanker, transport planesNorth Dakota's Gov. Hoeven will meet with top Pentagon officials to push for retaining some tanker planes at Grand Forks Air Force Base and replacing the Fargo Air National Guard's fighter planes, when they're retired, with cargo planes.
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First Flight Achieved For CH-47 Chinook Digital Advanced Flight Control SystemBAE Systems has completed the first flight test of the Boeing CH-47 Chinook Digital Advanced Flight Control System (DAFCS).
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Japan to purchase U.S. spy planeJapan will purchase U.S.-made UAVs and abandoned plans for the domestic version.
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'Iraq 2003' Battle Honour for RAF SquadronsThe initial award of Battle Honours to RAF units which participated in the major combat in Iraq has been announced by the U.K. Ministry of Defence.
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Tornados escort passenger jet into Stansted AirportTwo Tornado F3s were launched at approx 1900hrs 7 June to escort a Thomson Holidays flight into Stansted airport after the captain reported a suspect package on board.
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Thursday, June 09, 2005
Military shows new missile-detecting radar systemMilitary officials showed off the Sea-based X-band Radar (SBX) on Tuesday.
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Indra to Develop the Electronic Defence Systems for the A400MEADS has selected Indra to develop the electronic defence systems which will protect the European cargo plane A400M.
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Details on Boeing Deal SoughtU.S. Senators urged the Pentagon's inspector general to release more information about the involvement of White House officials and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld in the Boeing air-tanker scandal.
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Singapore Navy Fires Missiles at USN-Launched Target DronesThe Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) successfully fired Barak and Mistral missiles at U.S. Navy-launched aerial target drones during an inbound missile exercise in the South China Sea June 7.
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VQ-2 Scheduled for Homeport ChangeUSN Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 2 will relocate from Rota, Spain, to Whidbey Island, Washington, effective Sept. 1.
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Grand Forks, Eielson key to Air Force Future Total ForceGrand Forks Air Force Base, and Eielson AFB will play a strategic role in the U.S. Air Force's Future Total Force plan.
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Report: Flight control system problem caused F/A-22 crashA flight control system problem caused an F/A-22 Raptor to crash on the runway at Nellis Air Force Base, on Dec. 20.
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Desert Talon begins today across Yuma72 military aircraft are at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Yuma for the fourth desert training exercise in less than two years.
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Desert Talon begins today across Yuma72 military aircraft are at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Yuma for the fourth desert training exercise in less than two years.
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Kyrgyzstan base commander downplays regional unrestU.S. Air Force Col. Randy A. Kee, said that recent unrest in both Kyrgyzstan and neighboring Uzbekistan will not affect flight operations.
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French base named emergency shuttle landing siteA new site in France, at Istres Air Base, will replace Ben Guerir Air Base in Morocco as a shuttle emergency landing site.
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US Navy to press ahead with new aircraft carrierRear Admiral Dennis Dwyer, U.S. Navy's programme executive officer for aircraft carriers, said the next-generation aircraft carrier will be less expensive to build than continuing production of its predecessor.
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Northrop said to join EADS for tanker bidNorthrop Grumman Corp. and EADS have agreed to team up to fight Boeing Co. for an expected U.S. refueling-plane contract.
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Delay Predicted For Air Force's Personnel Recovery VehicleThe U.S. House Appropriations Committee is predicting that the U.S. Air Force's Personnel Recovery Vehicle (PRV) program will not meet its goal to pick a prime contractor by February.
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Saab Aerospace lays off 350 staff due to decreased Jas 39 fighter workSaab AB is laying off 350 blue-collar workers at its Saab Aerostructures, Saab Aerosystems, Saab Aircraft and Saab Support business units in Linkoping, due to decreased work for its Saab Gripen JAS 39 fighter plane.
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First Boeing 767 Aircraft for Japan Tanker Program Arrives in WichitaThe first Boeing 767 airplane for the Japan Tanker Program has arrived in Wichita for conversion into a KC-767 tanker.
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Boeing delivers fourth C-40B to Air ForceBoeing delivered the fourth C-40B, a 737-700 aircraft based on the Boeing Business Jet, to the U.S. Air Force.
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Wednesday, June 08, 2005
U.S. Navy Awards Titan $32.4 Million Affordable Weapon System ContractU.S. Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Titan a contract for approximately 85 Affordable Weapon System missiles for demonstration, test and evaluation.
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Thunderbirds to fly five-ship show while returning pilot requalifiesThe USAF Thunderbirds will fly a five-ship demonstration until a newly assigned right wing pilot is fully trained. The current pilot was sidelined due to a medical condition.
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Raptor unit gets commanderU.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Burton Field will replace Brig. Gen. Frank Gorenc as commander of the First Fighter Wing at Langley Air Force Base on June 15.
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Collings seeks private industry partnersMaj. Gen. Michael Collings, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center commander, is looking for partners in private industry to support weapon systems and components over the long haul.
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Deployment of U.S. Stealth Bombers CompleteThe U.S. Forces in Korea said Tuesday all 15 F-117 stealth fighter-bombers the Air Force is sending for exercises arrived in South Korea last week.
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Warrior flies UAV SeaplaneWarrior (Aero-Marine) Limited has built a prototype water-capable UAV under contract to UK company Global Observatory Ltd., and first flight took place on May 15.
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Lebanon: IAF planes fly over Lebanese citiesSix Israeli warplanes and two reconnaissance planes flew over southern and eastern parts of Lebanon in an apparent show of force on Tuesday.
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Sweden, US compete for jet dealUnited States and Sweden have both expressed interest in selling fighter jets to the Thai Air Force on a barter trade basis.
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Ceremony marks change of leadership at 5th Bomb WingCol. Gregory Biscone relinquished command of the USAF 5th Bomb Wing to Col. Eldon Woodie.
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Lockheed Martin Awarded $22 Million For U.S. Marine Corps Missile Defense Radar Upgrades and Engineering Field SupportLockheed Martin has been awarded $22.8 million in contracts by the Marine Corps Systems Command to upgrade and provide field support for tactical missile defense radar systems used to protect allied soldiers in both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Restored Plane A Hit At AirshowA Grumman J2F-4 Duck was restored to flying condition.
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Japan nears joint missile developmentJapan and United states have completed the joint technology research stage of a next-generation missile defense system and are now moving towards the development stage.
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Sea Kings back in the airThe Australian Sea King helicopters have resumed flying again.
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E-Mails Detail Air Force Push for Boeing DealIn an August 2002 internal e-mail exchange among four senior Pentagon officials, one of them called the proposed lease of Boeing 767 tankers a 'Bailout.'
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Venezuela seizes Colombian missile partsVenezuelan police seized a cargo of Colombian warplane missile components being transported to Israel.
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Air show planned at TanagraGreece�s first-ever air show, named �Archangel 2005,� will be held in September at the Tanagra air base north of Athens.
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Supplier for Osprey aircraft charged by federal prosecutorsAnco-Tech Inc. and two of the company's workers were charged with providing uncertified material for the V-22 Osprey aircraft.
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BAF training plane crash kills oneA Bangladesh Air Force F-7 MB crashed on a tin-shed house Tuesday at about 12 noon near the Zia International Airport.
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IAI to unveil military trainer jetIsrael Aircraft Industries (IAI) and Aviation Technology Group (ATG) will unveil the Javelin advanced jet trainer at the Paris Air Show.
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Number 43 (Fighter) Squadron granted Freedom of the City of StirlingRAF Number 43 (Fighter) Squadron was granted Freedom of the City of Stirling on Saturday 4th June 2005.
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Firing Success for ASTER 30 Air Defence MissilesOn 1 June 2005, MBDA successfully conducted a test firing of the ASTER 30 missile at the DGA Landes Test Centre (CELM), in south-west France.
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Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Sikorsky Awarded Contract for UH-60M BLACK HAWK HelicoptersSikorsky Aircraft has been awarded a Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract to manufacture and deliver 22 new UH-60M BLACK HAWK advanced utility helicopters to the U.S. Army. The contract also contains option provisions for up to eight additional UH-60M helicopters.
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Chief of Air Force receives Indonesian awardThe Chief of Singapore Air Force, Major-General (MG) Lim Kim Choon, received the Bintang Swabhuwana Paksa Utama � Air Force Star (First Class) � from the Indonesian Government.
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US Air Force eyes flight of ramjet missileU.S. Air Force engineers say they are now ready to test the Variable Flow Ducted Rocket (VFDR) system - a type of ramjet for next- generation air-to-air missiles.
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Sukhoi 30 MKI still being inducted into IAFIndian Air Force Air Vice Marshal S Mukherji said that the Su-30 MKI will only be considered for joint exercises with other countries once the aircraft is fully deployed.
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IAF sending six Su-30s, Il-78 to France for 'Garuda-II'Six Su-30s, along with an Il-78 mid-air refueller and an Il-76 transport aircraft will go to Istres Air Force Base, France for exercises.
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Better to team up, competing vendors toldUsing the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) as an example, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak says local defence industry companies making the same products should work together to reduce costs.
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Airlift Wing Makes Its PointIn May, the Pentagon said Yeager Airport doesn�t have room for more than eight C-130s. The U.S. 130th Air National Guard unit proved the Pentagon wrong by parking 15 C-130s there.
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JPADS to change the future of joint aerial deliveries for warfightersThe Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) will allow high-altitude air drops on target within an accuracy of 50 to 100 meters.
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Air Force Plans 'Family' Of UAVs In North DakotaThe U.S. Air Force announced plans June 3 to create a "family" of Global Hawk and Predator unmanned aerial vehicles in North Dakota, saying the state has many ideal conditions for UAV training.
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Boeing Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System Wins $81 Million ContractBoeing received an $81 million contract for its second full-rate production contract of 401 Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing Systems.
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Monday, June 06, 2005
New NAS Oceana photosGerry just uploaded his new set of photos of VFA-106. VFA-103, VFA-11 and VFA-143 are currently part of VFA-106 as they transition to the Super Hornet. More photos will appear soon so check back here regularly.
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French military jets stay overnight in Atlantic CityNine French fighter jets and a radar plane stayed overnight at Atlantic City International Airport last week after bad weather prevented them from returning to their aircraft carrier.
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What�s in a name? For Navy squadrons, plentyThe U.S. Navy has several squadrons that have unusual nicknames.
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Cannon has played vital role in America�s air arsenalCannon Air Force Base had played major roles in a number of famous conflicts and standoffs, such as Vietnam, the Formosa Crisis and the Cuban Crisis.
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French shipyards in line to build new Royal Navy aircraft carriersFrench shipyards could carry out a third of the work on each of the three new aircraft carriers - two for Britain and one for France. British shipyards would construct the remaining two thirds.
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Taiwan successfully test-fires missiles - paperTaiwan has successfully tested its domestically developed Hsiung Feng anti-ship missile.
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Syria Denies Test-Firing of 3 Scud Missiles (Registration Required)Syria's information minister on Saturday denied Israeli claims that his country test-fired Scud missiles on May 27.
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PAF: Nothing wrong with engine of trainer planePhilippine Air Force investigators found nothing wrong with the engine of a T-41D trainer aircraft that crashed in Baguio City last May 24.
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Boeing�s Apache reunites old palsA Boeing Apache helicopter help reunite two friends from Mountain View High School.
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Guard unit welcomes newer Eagles that may fly off againThe Missouri Air National Guard officially celebrated the arrival of its F-15Cs.
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Academy sees religious biasThe superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy acknowledged to leaders of a national Jewish group Friday that religious intolerance permeates the school.
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Air Force looks to strip planes from the GuardThe U.S. Air Force wants to strip aircraft from one-third of its Air National Guard units.
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The first RAF Typhoon air displayThe first public air display by an RAF Squadron Typhoon took place at the 2005 Southend Air Show with Squadron Leader Matt Elliott of No 29 Squadron at the controls.
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P-8A Design Tweaked To Improve Performance In Icy ConditionsThe Boeing Co. plans to change the wingtip design of the P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) from blended winglets to raked or backswept wingtips. This is because raked wingtip will be easier to melt away ice.
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Air Guard plan draws fireAn Air National Guard group in Oregon has raised concerns that the Pentagon's plan to transfer an F-15 fighter unit based in Portland to other parts of the country could be disasterous.
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Sunday, June 05, 2005
Iwakuni to take in Atsugi jets?Tokyo plans to propose that the U.S. Navy's carrier-based aircraft be moved from the Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture to the U.S. Marine Corps Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
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What's your sign?Where do pilot call signs come from, and just how are pilots �named?�
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B-52 aids ground troops under small arms fireA B-52 Stratofortress from the 40th Air Expeditionary Group dropped three joint-direct attack munitions recently on a cave of anti-coalition forces in Afghanistan.
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Pentagon Plans $131 Million Expansion At Hanscom Air Force BaseThe Pentagon plans new construction at Hanscom Air Force Base that would cost $131 million.
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Frequent call-ups are cited in proposal to shut Falls baseThe frequent call-ups of the U.S. Air Force reservists based in Niagara Falls played a role in the decision to recommend closing their home facility.
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HAL to showcase aircraft at Paris air showHindustan Aeronautics Ltd will display its Dhruv and the intermediate jet trainer at the 46th Paris Air Show to be held at Le Bourget June 13-19.
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BRAC delay angers senatorU.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski criticized the Pentagon for delays in declassifying information needed to defend Eielson Air Force Base.
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Boeing to Highlight 787 Dreamliner, 777-200LR Worldliner and KC-767A Tanker Transport Aircraft at Paris Air Show 2005The KC-767A for the Italian Air Force will be at this year�s Paris Air Show, beginning June 13 at Le Bourget airfield outside Paris.
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Boeing Changes Wingtip Design on U.S. Navy�s P-8A Multi-mission Maritime AircraftBoeing has made a minor design change to the P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA). The move involved changing the wing extension from a blended winglet to a commercially proven raked or backswept wing tip.
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Bell, military upbeat on the V-22 (Registration Required)U.S. Navy's senior aircraft acquisition official, Thomas Laux, said that the V-22 was finally living up to expectations in the operational tests conducted in April and May in Nevada and California.
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To land Chinook at sea, dry runs helpPilots and crew chiefs from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, conducted initial and refresher carrier qualification landings Thursday at the training site on Ie Shima island off the west coast of Okinawa.
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Accident causes helicopter crashThe fatal crash of an Italian army helicopter in southern Iraq was caused by a flight accident and not by a terrorist attack.
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Air Force to add fourth spy plane squadron at Indian SpringsThe U.S. Air Force will add a fourth Predator squadron at Indian Springs.
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US Joint strike fighter radar can fry enemy sensorsThe FA-22 Raptor and F-35's radar can be used to fry electronic parts of ground-based radars and disable airborne cruise missiles.
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Saturday, June 04, 2005
Raytheon's Enhanced Paveway(TM) II Successfully Demonstrated on Navy F/A-18The U.S. Navy has successfully demonstrated Raytheon's Enhanced Paveway IIs. Enhanced Paveway II features a GPS-aided Inertial Navigation System as well as a laser guidance system.
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Fifth Hungarian Gripen offset claim approvedThe Hungarian Ministry of Economy and Transport has approved the fifth Gripen offset agreement.
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F-35 Aft Fuselage Arrives at Lockheed Martin - All Major Sections of First Aircraft Now in PlaceThe aft fuselage of the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has arrived at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth and is being readied for attachment to the aircraft�s center fuselage.
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Test Pilot School concludes first UAV short courseThe U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduated the first Unmanned Air Vehicle flight test short course on May 20 during a ceremony in the school's main auditorium.
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Museum to bring back Canada's 'Air Force One'A museum in Ontario is hoping to raise enough money to bring home the aircraft once known as Canada's "Air Force One."
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Efforts to locate IAF's Everest summitteer continueIndian Air Force Sqn Ldr Chaithanya was found missing after a severe blizzard after he successfully scaled Mount Everest on May 30.
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Conrad: Bases to get two types of unmanned vehiclesThe U.S. Air Force plans to send the Global Hawk and Predator to Grand Forks Air Force Base, and pilots from the Fargo Air National Guard base will operate them from the ground.
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Consolidated aircraft company remains on paperThe plan to merge Sukhoi, Irkut, MiG, Ilyushin and Tupolev into the consolidated aircraft company has been delayed.
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MiGs Led for Final Landing in CzechiaThe Czech Air Force and the public at large said farewell to their MiG-21s at the official launch of the JAS-39 Gripen. The surviving 35 MIG-21s will go to Romania or Vietnam for spares.
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Air Force to invest $63 million in F.E. Warren baseThe U.S. Air Force plans to spend $63 million fixing up dozens of historic homes and buildings at F.E. Warren Air Force Base.
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Thune Willing to Sacrifice Bolton for Air BaseU.S. Sen. John Thune says he will use his vote on the U.S. Senate against President Bush's nominee for U.N. ambassador in order to save Ellsworth Air Force Base.
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Ex-Pentagon arms buyer rejects Boeing tanker blame (Registration Required)The U.S. Air Force's former top weapons buyer on Thursday denounced the Pentagon report on assigning blame for the Boeing refueling tankers scandal as counterproductive.
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Harris Corporation Team Awarded $6.6 Million Airborne Laser Radar Research and Development ContractHarris Corporation has been awarded a $6.6 million research and development contract by the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) to develop and demonstrate the Jigsaw Laser Radar (LADAR) 3D-imaging test-bed system for use on a DP-5X Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
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Australian-built chopper fires first test missileAustralia's new Tiger helicopter has fired its first test missile at Woomera, in South Australia's north.
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PAXRVR Awards $56M Contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. for P-3 ProgramLockheed Martin Corp., Maritime Systems and Sensors was awarded contract for the procurement and installation of P-3C Anti-Surface Warfare Improvement Program (AIP) Kits.
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India offers to aid Lanka protect skiesIndia is willing to assist Sri Lanka in redesigning its air-defence network and help provide radars to improve its airspace coverage.
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Royal Thai Navy P-3T Arrives At Pax For UpgradeA Royal Thai Navy (RTN) P-3T had arrived at U.S. Naval Air Station Patuxent River in April to replace its APS-80 radar system with a Raytheon commercial off the shelf SeaVue radar.
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Australia seeks missiles for warshipsAustralia has requested to buy more than 200 SM-2 Block IIIA Standard ship-launched anti-aircraft missiles for its six Adelaide class guided missile frigates.
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Report blames pilots, outdated manual for Blue Angels crashA U.S. Navy report blames two Blue Angels pilots and an outdated flight manual for a crash that destroyed one of the team's F/A-18 Hornet.
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Friday, June 03, 2005
Shoulder-fired Missile DebateU.S. lawmakers, the airline industry, and think tanks are arguing that airliners in the United States can be better protected from shoulder-fired missiles by other measures such as securing the perimeter of airports, teaching pilots to evade a missile attack, and cracking down on black market sales of the missiles.
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Australian Defence Force signs contract for new Army helicopterAustralian Defence Materiel Organisation and Australian Aerospace, a Eurocopter subsidiary formally signed a contract for 12 MRH90.
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Struggle in works for F-35 funding (Registration Required)U.S. House Armed Services and Appropriations committees voted to cut about $150 million from the fiscal 2006 defense budget that would pay for raw materials and services on the first five F-35 production aircraft.
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US air bases cut flights to save cashU.S. planes at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath will fly fewer hours in order to save cash.
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State to seek federal aid for base closure areasNew York will seek federal aid to help Niagara Falls and Rome recover from planned military base cuts.
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S. Korean base workers to rally in protest of proposed job cutsSouth Koreans who work on U.S. military bases are expected to rally in Seoul on Friday to protest proposed job cuts.
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Focus On Acquiring Assets To Boost Air Defence - SultanMalaysia's Sultan Ahmad Shah, who is also Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force said the RMAF should focus on acquiring assets which can enhance air defence capabilities and transform the air force into a respected force in the region.
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Pilot error a factor in Ba�Kelalan crashPilot error combined with hazardous conditions were to blame for the fatal crash of a Royal Malaysian Air Force helicopter in Ba�Kelalan, Sarawak last year.
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US looks to relocate Futenma base helicopter corps to KadenaThe U.S. military is expected to relocate its helicopter corps from the Marines' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa to nearby Kadena Air Base as part of its restructuring efforts in Japan.
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Chief test pilot to relieve commanding officer at VX-20U.S. Navy Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 20's Chief Test Pilot Steven Wright will relieve Commanding Officer Shane Gahagan, at a change of command June 10.
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Airshow to feature Thunderbirds - and an F-15 EagleThe ESL International Airshow will be held during June 11 and 12 at the Greater Rochester International Airport.
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Northrop Grumman Starts Construction of its X-47B J-UCAS Unmanned Surveillance Attack AircraftNorthrop Grumman Corporation has started construction of its X-47B Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) aircraft.
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'Thunder Chickens' are getting new pair of wingsU.S. Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-263 are trading the aging CH-46E Sea Knights for all new MV-22 Ospreys.
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117th's Brown: Fight relocationThe commander of U.S. oldest Air National Guard unit told a supportive audience Tuesday night to network and lobby those with influence to stop a proposal that would move the unit's airplanes.
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Former Marines visit New River, attend reunion A group of former members of U.S. Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-265 visited the New River Air Station on May 20, 21 and 22 to tour the facilities and hold a reunion at the aviation memorial here.
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Boeing 'suspends' local workersBoeing Australia has suspended without pay over 30 aircraft maintenance workers who work on the RAAF's F/A-18 Hornet jet fighters in a dispute over individual contracts.
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Lockheed Martin Engineer Receives Navy Contractor 'Tester of the Year' Award for MH-60R EffortThe U.S. Navy and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) have awarded a lead system engineer for Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] the 2004 Contractor Tester of the Year award for exemplary work performed on the MH-60R helicopter flight test program.
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Team US101 Selects Northrop Grumman to Support Personnel Recovery Vehicle ProgramTeam US101 lead Lockheed Martin has signed a teaming agreement with Northrop Grumman's Defensive Systems Division of Rolling Meadows, IL, to support the team�s bid to win the U.S. Air Force's upcoming Personnel Recovery Vehicle (PRV) competition.
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Pentagon ordered to share secrets with alliesStephen Cambone, Pentagon's undersecretary for intelligence, has ordered all US military officials to be more forthcoming in sharing classified information with allies.
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F-16 Accident Causes Diversions, Delays From TIAAn F-16 accident at Tucson International Airport delayed and diverted flights Tuesday afternoon.
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Charges brewing for �copter crashA Greek military prosecutor has launched the process of charging army and air force personnel with manslaughter, negligence and breach of safety procedures in connection with the September 2004 crash of a Chinook helicopter.
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Thursday, June 02, 2005
Sikorsky to Build and Test X2 Technology Demonstrator HelicopterSikorsky Aircraft announced plans to build and fly its X2 Technology demonstrator helicopter whose high speed configuration will cruise at 250 knots. Photo from Sikorsky website
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New panel acknowledges tough odds in saving Missouri basesMissouri's Military Preparedness and Enhancement Commission acknowledged that its difficult to save Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Fighter Wing.
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Pentagon criticized for Boeing contractA new U.S. Defense Department investigation of the Boeing aerial refueling tanker scandal has found that several top Pentagon officials failed to properly award and oversee a contract worth more than $23 billion.
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Cheney praises Air Force gradsU.S. Vice President Dick Cheney told graduating cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Wednesday that they will help lead the nation to victory in the war against "freedom's enemies."
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Former air force chief Dan Halutz takes over for YaalonDan Halutz was sworn in yesterday as the new Israeli Defense Force chief, making him the first commander of the air force to lead the military.
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Relatives Remember Chinook Crash Dead 11 Years OnRelatives of those killed in a RAF Chinook helicopter crash will mark the 11th anniversary of the tragedy today.
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Flights of fighters MiG-31 temporarily suspended in the Russian Air ForceMiG-31 flights are temporarily suspended in the Russian Air Force until the causes of Wednesday�s crash of a MiG-31 in the Tver region are finally established.
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Strategy sessionNorth Dakota officials met on Tuesday in Grand Forks and Fargo to fine-tune their strategy for defending North Dakota's bases.
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Fighter jet crashes off Swedish coastA Swedish JAS-39 Gripen fighter jet crashed into the sea off Sweden's south eastern coast during a routine exercise on Wednesday.
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Crew Ejects as Russian Fighter Jet Bursts Into Flames on RunwayTwo pilots were injured when a MiG-31 fighter jet caught fire upon landing at an airbase in central Russia.
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Pentagon approves Joint Strike Fighter program planMichael Wynne, the Pentagon's outgoing chief weapons buyer, had approved the F-35 Program Review restructured program known as the 're-plan' effort. He also approved an updated acquisition strategy.
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MEADS International Signs $3.4 Billion Design and Development ContractMEADS International (MI) formally signed a definitized contract to design and develop the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). MEADS International is a joint venture of MBDA Italia, EADS/LFK in Germany and Lockheed Martin in the United States.
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Coalition aircraft deliver humanitarian aid in AfghanistanU.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules delivered more than 50,000 pounds of civil assistance cargo to Afghans during four airlift missions May 18 to 30 supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Boeing Small Diameter Bomb Soars in Longest Test YetA Boeing Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) flew more than 55 miles from an altitude of 30,000 feet, making it the longest flight to date.
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Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Super Hornet Demo at Asian Aerospace 2002I took this video of Boeing's Super Hornet aerial display on the opening day of Asian Aerospace 2002. File is in Real Media format, size is 24mb and encoded at 350kbps. This is the first and most probably last apperance of the SH at the show. Standing several meters away from where I took this video was Katsuhiko Tokunaga!
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Tomcat Poster
Just an update on the poster download status. So far since the poster was up for download, 14226 Hits and 5.27 GB was downloaded for the PNG version and 264 Hits and 12.02 GB was downloaded for the Photoshop version. Anyone who wants a printed copy of the poster please send me an email.
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Air Vectors : UpdatesThe following Air Vectors articles were updated recently. The Hawker Hunter, Hawker Hurricane and Kawasaki Ki-61 "Tony" & Ki-100.
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Air Vectors : The Avro CF-100 CanuckThe Avro CF-100 Canuck" interceptor is featured in June's Air Vectors.
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Google Maps Stealth BomberSaw this over at
Google Blogoscoped. A B-2 shown on Google
Maps.
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U.S. to Send Stealth Bombers to Korea Every YearThe U.S. wants to make its F-117 exercises in Korea a regular event.
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Denmark Awards Lockheed Martin $40 Million Long Range Radar ContractLockheed Martin received a contract from the Air Material Command (AMC) of the Royal Danish Air Force for two long-range AN/TPS-77 transportable radar systems and a four-year logistic support package.
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Czech Gripens Get Ready to Start OperationsGripen News talks to one of the Czech Air Force�s lead Gripen instructor pilots, Lt Col Petr Mikulenka, about his experience and the plans for the Czech Republic�s Gripen fighter force.
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Five confirmed dead in Iraqi Air Force crashFour U.S. Air Force and one Iraqi Air Force Airmen were killed May 30 when an Iraqi Air Force Comp Air 7SL aircraft crashed.
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General Keys confirmed as ACC commanderRonald E. Keys was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 26 for promotion to the rank of general and assignment as the commander of USAF Air Combat Command.
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BILATERAL EXERCISE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SINGAPORE NAVIESExercise CARAT 2005 will see the Singapore Navy conduct BARAK and MISTRAL missile firings against air drone targets.
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Cost blowout for fighter developmentAustralian Department of Defence officials said the cost of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighters has gone out by $9.2 million each.
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Italy copter crash in Iraq kills 4An Italian AB-412 helicopter crashed in Iraq, killing all four service members aboard.
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Acquisition of F-16s by Pakistan won�t bridge imbalance with India, Air chiefPakistan�s Air Chief Kaleem Saadat has said acquisition of F-16s by Pakistan won�t bridge military imbalance with India.
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Roulettes' wings clipped by crash reportRAAF Roulettes has been banned from using barrel rolls to rejoin a flying formation.
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Shahab-3 makes ballistic missile breakthrough Defense minister says solid fuel increases range of missilesIranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani said Tuesday that the Shabab-3 ballistic missile has been successfully tested using solid fuel.
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New Training Aircraft For RMAFThe Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is evaluating some aircraft to replace the PC-7 and MB-339A.
Note: The Raytheon T-6B Texan II, currently on a world tour, is expected to visit Malaysia soon.
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Flights of fancy returnMcGuire Air Force Base will host an open house and air show this weekend
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Members of base closing panel tour Otis air base (Registration Required)Members of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission visited Otis Air National Guard Base on Tuesday.
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