Posts Tagged ‘Air Force’
Deadly military crash in Pakistan
Published by the BBC, Friday, 3 July 2009 Up to 26 Pakistani security personnel are feared dead after an army transport helicopter crashed in the tribal region of Orakzai, military officials say. Maj Gen Athar Abbas told the BBC the helicopter crashed on the border of the Khyber and Orakzai tribal region. (more...)
US Air Force Reports on Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan on 30 June 2009
June 30 airpower summary: Reaper hits enemy forces 7/1/2009 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations June 30, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force [...]
UAE Buying 40 Rafale Fighters from France
Aviation Week reports: United Arab Emirates Closing in on Rafale Jun 22, 2009 Michael A. Taverna/Paris The Rafale fighter could be one step away from securing its first export order, following submittal last week to the French government of final technical requirements for a 6-10 billion euro ($8.3-13.8 billion) 60-aircraft purchase by the [...]
New Airport in Helmand
According to Reuters: First civilian airfield in 30 yrs opens in Helmand Wed Jun 3, 2009 By Golnar Motevalli LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, June 3 (Reuters) - The first civilian plane for almost 30 years landed on Wednesday at a newly refurbished airfield in a remote corner of Afghanistan's restive southern Helmand province. (more...)
Indian Air Force Gets Russian-Israeli AWACS
As Press Trust of India reports: "India today joined an elite club of nations when it inducted the first of the three AWACS systems that will help the air force detect incoming missiles and enemy aircraft that may take off from across the border... ...the AWACS bought from Israel was formally handed over to the IAF's newly-formed Agra-based 50 [...]
Indian Air Force Buying 37 Helicopters for Over US$ 2 billion
According to Ares: India Issues RFP for Helicopters ... Again Christina Mackenzie at 5/28/2009 2:49 AM CDT India has issued two tenders estimated to be worth a total of at least $2 billion for the supply of 15 heavy-lift and 22 gunship helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF) to replace its aging Soviet-era fleet, according to Indian [...]
New Hardware for the “Af-Pak” Theatre
Posted at DoD Buzz: ISR Gunships to Target Taliban By Greg Grant Monday, May 18th, 2009 The ever expedient Marine Corps plans to send field modified A/KC-130J transport-tanker-gunships to Afghanistan by the end of the year, to provide Marines fighting a resurgent Taliban there with much needed over-watch and precision close air support, [...]
