2015-04-14 According to a press release by the National Institute of Polar Research, Japanese researchers conducted experiments over Antarctica with a Balloon assisted UAV. A balloon-assisted UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) named "Phoenix-S1," developed by Kyushu University and Fukuoka University, Japan, has successfully brought back stratospheric aerosol samples from the altitude…
On April 17, 2015, two of our partners, the Williams Foundation (Australia) and the Centre for Defense Studies (University of Copenhagen) are hosting a seminar in Copenhagen on airpower innovation. Join our 10 speakers and (so far) over 60 registered attendees from industry, government, military, and academia as we address…
2015-04-14 Early in April 2015, an airpower conference was held in Istanbul and sponsored by the Turkish Air Force. The event, ICAP 2015, was held in Istanbul, Turkey and was attended by over 1000 participants from over 50 nations, with 29 air chiefs attending. According to the organizers of the…
2015-04-13 The US and British services operate often together and a key element of so doing is cross training. In this piece published on the UK MoD website, the experience of an RAF pilot at Nellis at the 422nd squadron, which we visited earlier this year, is recounted. Squadron Leader…
2015-04-11 According to a story on the Norwegian Ministry of Defence website published on 4/8/15: In 2015 one of Europe’s largest fighter jet exercise is to take place in the Nordic countries, with Norway as lead nation. [caption id="attachment_76541" align="alignnone" width="300"] Norwegian F16s taxiing for take off. Credit: Norwegian MOD.[/caption]…
2015-04-11 By Robbin Laird and Murielle Delaporte The arrival of the Indian Prime Minister has come at an interesting juncture in history. History is on the move with significant upheaval in the geopolitical landscape, ranging from Putin’s mapmaking, Chinese pushing out in Asia, the ISIS crisis, as well as the clear…
2015-04-10 By Air Marshal Jimmy Bhatia (Retd.) and Guishan Luthra New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) will acquire 36 Rafale combat aircraft in flyaway condition from France, double the originally stipulated number of 18 in the 2007 tender for a total of 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA).…
04/08/2015:A C-5M Super Galaxy aircrew from Travis Air Force Base claimed 45 aeronautical records in one flight, positioning the U.S. military’s largest airframe as the world’s top aviation record holder with a total of 86 world records. The flight from Travis AFB established standards in 45 previously unset categories. The…
