2018-02-08 At the current Singapore Air Show, one key development being highlighted is the possibility of the latest variant of the F-16 being built in India. According to an article by Gurdip Singh published on February 7, 2018 by Business World: Lockheed Martin sees decades of business opportunities to make the…
1/23/18:Two PMV-L Hawkei vehicles have arrived in the Middle East Region to conduct operational test and evaluation trials in Iraq. Soldiers from Task Group Taji 6 will utilise these vehicles throughout the trial period which will assess the sustainability of the vehicles. The vehicles were transported from Australia’s main operating…
2018-01-10 By B-17 Operator Elly Sallingboe Another display season has come to a close and as I write this I reflect on just how successful the 2017 season actually was. Sally B News issue 55 We did have more rain than I can remember but, most of it was during weekdays…
2018-01-09 By Gulshan Luthra New Delhi. The Indian Navy is considering the latest technologies for its future aircraft carriers, and has sought “a go-ahead” from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for a design feasibility study to look at “the latest advances in this field.” Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil…
2017-11-16 By Todd Miller Regardless the virtues of the platform, Textron Defense Aviation LLC’s approach to build an aircraft tailored to military operations where no stated requirement exists is rare and risky. However, it is not risk taken in a vacuum, but rather an example of entrepreneurship that was inspired…
2017-10-19 By Robbin Laird The USAF has seen more than a decade in which a primary function has been to support ground operations. The USAF has served as Fed Ex, a flying gas station, a strike and ISR server in the sky for various types of ground operations. The end…
2017-10-17 By Robbin Laird The Indian Air Force is about to launch competition to add new fighter aircraft. This would be in addition, to the acquisition of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft, already in place. The Indian Chief of Staff of the Air Force has indicated that the IAF will buy…
2017-10-06 By Gulshan Luthra and Air Marshal VK Jimmy Bhatia (Retd) New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is finally set to issue a Request for Information (RFI) to the US Lockheed Martin for F 16 and to Swedish Saab for Gripen for acquiring 114 single engine combat aircraft. In an…