Head of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, said China’s J-20 fighter appears to be directed against the United States.
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Month: January 2011
V-22 still dogged by unreliable parts
The Pentagon’s director of operational test and evaluation revealed that the V-22 tiltrotor’s mission rates are still being affected by unreliable parts, five years after it was cleared for full production.
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AVWeek: Anti-Stealth Sensors to Tackle Chinese and Russian LO Designs
The F-35’s avionics could be capable of detecting stealth fighters, Aviation Week’s David A. Fulghum reports.
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Gates: North Korea could have ICBM in 5 years
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates warned that North Korea is becoming a direct threat to the United States and could have a missile reaching continental United States in five years.
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RoKAF CN-235 to get Elisra EW suites
South Korea’s CN-235 transport aircraft will soon be protected by electronic warfare suites and missile warning systems made by Elbit’s subsidary Elisra Electronic Systems Ltd.