Schiebel has demonstrated the maritime capabilities of its S-100 Camcopter rotary-winged unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the Netherlands, the company announced on 30 April…
http://www.janes.com/article/37215/schiebel-shows-off-camcopter-s-maritime-capabilities
The United Kingdom Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Panavia Tornado GR.4 strike aircraft fleet will receive continued support until their retirement from service under a new contract with BAE Systems, announced on 30 April…
http://www.janes.com/article/37218/uk-awards-final-tornado-support-contract
Lockheed Martin’s “flying wing” design for an unmanned carrier-launched aircraft has the “inherent” stealth the US Navy needs to operate in future high-threat environments, says the company during an interview with Flightglobal…
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/lockheed-stresses-importance-of-flying-wing-uclass-398770/
Poland has sent four of its RAC MiG-29A fighters to Šiauliai air base in Lithuania for a planned period of Baltic air policing duty, while heightened tensions between NATO members and Russia have seen additional nations send combat aircraft to eastern Europe…
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/polish-migs-deploy-as-nato-steps-up-air-defences-398747/
Swedish Radio today reveals new information on the multi-billion dollar purchase of Gripen fighter aircraft by Switzerland. Top secret documents show the Swedish Embassy in Bern has been more deeply involved in the Swiss internal political process than previously known…
http://www.defencetalk.com/sweden-covertly-lobbied-swiss-politicians-for-gripen-sale-59433
The fate of the A-10 close-air support platform has been the most contentious issue between the Air Force and Congress over the last six months. If comments made Tuesday are any indication, it’s a fight that isn’t going away…
President of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Mikhail Pogosyan, reported earlier that Su-35 fighter is complemented by two-seat Su-30SM jet, which may be used as an operational trainer…
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 proved to be a boon to China and the PLAAF. Apart from a formidable enemy being neutralised, many displaced scientists, engineers and technicians from the erstwhile Soviet Union found employment in the Chinese military industrial complex…
http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/chinese-air-force-way-ahead-of-iaf/
The American V-22 Osprey was challenged by Soviet rival, the Mi-30, which was included in the state armaments program for 1986-1995. However, the collapse of the Soviet Union meant that the Mi-30 got no further than the drawing board…
The US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is capable of combating China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, reports Huanqiu, the website of China’s nationalistic Global Times tabloid…
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20140429000104&cid=1101
