Reading Time: 2 minutes The Japan Air-Self Defense Force (JASDF) had to dispatch its fighter jets 571 times during fiscal year 2015 to intercept Chinese military aircraft approaching or intruding Japanese airspace, Japan’s Defense Ministry revealed, according to The Japan Times. This number constitutes an all-time high since the defense ministry’s Joint Staff Office began to keep records in […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Quick-thinking medical staff in Norway saved a patient’s life by calling in a fighter jet to whisk live-saving medical equipment from another hospital. The dying patient urgently needed a special lung and heart procedure called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, but the hospital in the town of Bodø in central Norway had neither the equipment nor the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing announced another contract to remanufacture AH-64D Apache attack helicopters to the AH-64E Guardian version for the U.S. Army. The latest deal is worth $1.5 billion to the company and covers another 117 helicopters, plus Longbow radar crew trainers, logistical support and spares. It brings the total number of AH-64Es under contract for the U.S. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The US Marine Corps has complained that 70 percent of their strike jets are not airworthy due to aircraft age and lack of funding to renovate them. According to statistics provided by the Marine Corps to Fox News television channel, only 276 Hornet strike jets in their service are airworthy, which amounts to 30 percent […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Boeing [NYSE:BA] continues its role as the United States’ leading provider of attack helicopters with a contract to remanufacture 117 AH-64D Apaches to the new, more capable AH-64E model. The agreement, which also includes the acquisition of Longbow Crew Trainers, logistical support and spares, carries a total contract value of about $1.5 billion. The U.S. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The US Army has ordered seven new uniquely configured Black Hawk combat, transport and tactical support helicopters for Mexico from the Sikorsky division of Lockheed Martin, the Department of Defense announced. “Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut, was awarded a $54.9 million… foreign military sales contract (Mexico) for seven uniquely configured UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters,” the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Russian pilots managed to break the record for the longest non-stop flight of a MiG-31BM interceptor aircraft, according to Russian Central Military District spokesman Yaroslav Rashchupkin. Spending seven hours and four minutes in the sky, Russian pilots broke the new record for the longest non-stop flight of a MiG-31BM supersonic interceptor, RIA Novosti quoted Russian […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Video of what appears to be an Israeli-made suicide drone flying over the disputed area of Nagorno-Karabakh, where Azerbaijan and Armenia have clashed in recent days, surfaced Tuesday, in what could be one of the first instances of such a weapon being used in combat. Video source: AZERBAIJANI ARMED FORCES Qarabag Youtube channel The drone, based […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Rolls-Royce has agreed a new £79m contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to provide support for the Adour engines which power Hawk jet trainer aircraft, including those flown by the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – the Red Arrows. The five-year MissionCare contract provides availability-based support for the two variants of Adour engine in […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Outlying Landing Field (OLF) Whitehouse recently reopened after being closed for nine months, while receiving equipment upgrades. New power supplies to the fire department, new electrical vault and conduit, new landing signal officer (LSO) trailers built specifically for use at OLF, and a new touchscreen light control system in the control tower are just a […]