Five Australian military bases will be getting the retired RAAF F-111 for display, three of the jets might be preserved for “defense heritage” while two could go back to the U.S. for the Air Force museum. No public aviation museums are allowed to have one.
A.K. Antony snubs Clinton’s MMRCA advances
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has canceled her trip to India after defense minister A.K. Antony refused to be swayed by her advances to sell the American fighters to India.
Continue reading “A.K. Antony snubs Clinton’s MMRCA advances”
North Korea may have nukes small enough to fit into missiles
Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that North Korea may have shrunk its nuclear bombs to fit into missiles or carried by aircraft.
Six ANG fighter wings to lose 3 F-16s each
A total of 18 F-16s from six Air National Guard fighter wings are expected to be relegated to backup status in fiscal 2012.
Continue reading “Six ANG fighter wings to lose 3 F-16s each”
Turkey pushing hard to have access to F-35 source codes
Turkey could pull out of the F-35 program if access to the jet’s source code is not approved by the Pentagon.
Continue reading “Turkey pushing hard to have access to F-35 source codes”