Uncategorised - Results from #30

Written by office_zzam on 15 January 2017. Posted in Uncategorised.

Russian Helicopters promotes full range of rotary-wing platforms for foreign market - Part 1

Russian Helicopters promotes full range of rotary-wing platforms for foreign market - Part 1

Helicopters are often named the workhorses of modern war. They transport troops and various cargoes, evacuate wounded personnel, conduct air support and reconnaissance, etc. Russia`s Rosoboronexport company (a subsidiary of the Rostec state corporation) offers a wide range of modern helicopters that meet the strictest requirements to this type of military hardware.

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Written by office_zzam on 29 December 2016. Posted in Uncategorised.

Air Recognition's Top Stories of 2016

Air Recognition's Top Stories of 2016

As 2016 comes to an end, here is an overview of the top ten defense aerospace stories we published this year, based on the number of readers for each story. As you can see, the use of combat helicopters in the war against terrorism and the maiden flight of Japan's X-2 demonstrator drew a lot of interest among Air Recognition readers. Some Russian and US advanced research programs were other topics that drew a lot of attention.

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Written by office_zzam on 11 May 2016. Posted in Uncategorised.

French Air Force pilots get a feel of the C-130J airlifter at Ramstein air base

French Air Force pilots get a feel of the C-130J airlifter at Ramstein air base

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Representatives of the French Air Force visited with US Air Force airmen at the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein air base, for a presentation on aircraft features and capabilities after recently purchasing several of their own C-130J Super Hercules and KC-130 Hercules, April 28.

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Written by office_zzam on 03 May 2016. Posted in Uncategorised.

USAF's venerable KC-135 tanker supports KC-46A Pegasus testing program

USAF's venerable KC-135 tanker supports KC-46A Pegasus testing program

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Sixty-year-old KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refuelling aircraft from McConnell Air Force Base recently supported the new KC-46A Pegasus testing and evaluation missions in Washington, the US Air Force recently said on its website.

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Written by office_zzam on 20 March 2016. Posted in Uncategorised.

RAAF demonstrates air-land integration in battlespace during Exercise Jericho Dawn

RAAF demonstrates air-land integration in battlespace during Exercise Jericho Dawn

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the Australian Army, with support from Northrop Grumman, have successfully conducted a firepower demonstration and a combat team quick attack demonstration at Puckapunyal Military Area in Victoria as part of Exercise Jericho Dawn to display the powerful effects of integrated air and land operations.

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Written by office_zzam on 08 March 2016. Posted in Uncategorised.

USAF F-35A fighter jets dropped GBU-12 laser-guided bombs for the first time

USAF F-35A fighter jets dropped GBU-12 laser-guided bombs for the first time

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Airmen from USAF's 388th and 419th Fighter Wings dropped laser-guided bombs at the Utah Test and Training Range, marking the first time an F-35 combat unit has employed weapons from the F-35A. Lt. Col. George Watkins, 34th Fighter Squadron commander, said employing weapons on the F-35 allows pilots to more fully engage the aircraft and confirm that everything works as planned.

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Written by office_zzam on 09 February 2016. Posted in Uncategorised.

Belarusian Air Force facing hard times

Belarusian Air Force facing hard times

The Republic of Belarus is lucky in the sphere of military build. It inherited from the Soviet Union one of the best military districts located on the main Western strategic direction. It was a second-tier echelon of the forces deployed in Warsaw Pact countries (East Germany and Poland). Belarus also got a number of military-defense enterprises that produced complex electronic systems, in particular.

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Written by office_zzam on 02 February 2016. Posted in Uncategorised.

Pakistan and combat helicopters in the war against terrorism

Pakistan and combat helicopters in the war against terrorism

The role of combat helicopters on the modern battlefield is expanding due to the increasing Islamic State`s (IS) terroristic group activity and the anti-terroristic coalition`s backlash. Several countries from the Persian Gulf, the Near East and the Central Asia regions are paying a lot of attention to the issue, acquiring the modern Russian, US, and European helicopters to provide close air support to their own forces and effective destruction of the IS`s facilities.

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Written by office_zzam on 18 January 2016. Posted in Uncategorised.

Russian pilots start training on new Il-76MD-90A transport aircraft

Russian pilots start training on new Il-76MD-90A transport aircraft

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In January 2016 the flight operation of the first Il-76MD-90A began in with the Russian Military transport aviation (MTA). Pilots of MTA center in Ivanovo began exploring the new heavy military carrier. Commander of MTA Vladimir Benediktov and Head of Ivanovo Aviation Center Igor Matveev participated in the first flights.

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Written by office_zzam on 07 May 2015. Posted in Uncategorised.

Qatar Emiri Air Force To Get The Full Range of MBDA Missiles for its 24 Rafale fighters 0705152

Qatar Emiri Air Force To Get The Full Range of MBDA Missiles for its 24 Rafale fighters

Air Recognition learned some of the contract details signed between missiles manufacturer MBDA and the Qatar Emirate. According to an industry source who wished to remain unnamed, this contract includes the full range of Rafale weapons available for export: Exocet AM 39 Block II, SCALP, AASM, MICA IR, MICA EM and Meteor missiles. Air Recognition understands this order would be the largest export contract ever signed by MBDA.

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