tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:57:11 +0000Alert 5 - Military Aviation Newshttp://www.alert5.com/noreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)Blogger24265125Alert5-MilitaryAviationNewshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-2861321936081650223Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:55:00 +00002009-07-04T09:57:11.507+08:00Radars perform double duty as high-speed data linksHere's an article on research being carried out to turn radars into high-speed data transmitters.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/MUI437SHZZY/radars-perform-double-duty-as-high.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/MUI437SHZZY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/radars-perform-double-duty-as-high.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-3679521238902952521Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:00 +00002009-07-04T09:51:39.850+08:00U.S. Air Force pilots relish tricky firefighting runsAs wildfire season begins in earnest, U.S. Air Force Reserve and National Guard pilots are looking forward to fighting fires with their specially equipped C-130s.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/ardhhcqzqug/us-air-force-pilots-relish-tricky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/ardhhcqzqug" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/us-air-force-pilots-relish-tricky.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-830176938072197753Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:39:00 +00002009-07-04T09:47:24.610+08:00France confident U.K. won't quit A400MFrance is confident Britain will not drop out of the consortium to build the Airbus A400M military transport plane as leaders of both countries plan to hold a meeting on Monday.French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to discuss the future of the project with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during the summit.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/-0bQ10N4Qfg/france-confident-uk-wont-quit-a400m.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/-0bQ10N4Qfg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/france-confident-uk-wont-quit-a400m.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-1844386128809191123Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:37:00 +00002009-07-04T09:38:57.200+08:00BBC video on RAF Hawk T2 jetIn this video, Sqn. Leader Gareth Lloyd Roberts from the RAF explains how the new Hawk T2 jet trainer will help student pilots transition to the Harrier or Eurofighter.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/L7-RMCzzdIc/bbc-video-on-raf-hawk-t2-jet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/L7-RMCzzdIc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/bbc-video-on-raf-hawk-t2-jet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-8349697152929288231Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:31:00 +00002009-07-04T09:33:25.335+08:00First RAAF F/A-18 Super Hornet to be delivered Jul. 8The first of 24 new F/A-18 Super Hornets for Australia will be delivered on Jul. 8 in St. Louis.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/AkrgixxhPRA/first-raaf-fa-18-super-hornet-to-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/AkrgixxhPRA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/first-raaf-fa-18-super-hornet-to-be.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-348417568389158534Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:11:00 +00002009-07-04T09:28:16.128+08:00Myanmar could acquire North Korea Scud technologyNorth Korea could be attempting to transfer technology need to build Scud missiles to Myanmar, according to two news reports.A Telegraph article said a 37-page document obtained by Radio Free Asia detailed a visit by 17 Myanmar officials to North Korea last November. The delegation was lead by General Thura Shwe Mann, the chief of staff of the army and Burma's third-ranked leader, and they http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/XDI4e4v1UPY/myanmar-could-acquire-north-korea-scud.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/XDI4e4v1UPY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/myanmar-could-acquire-north-korea-scud.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-4266762158348641185Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:10:00 +00002009-07-04T09:11:07.189+08:00Successful first operational NATO assessment of a Eurofighter WingA NATO evaluation team has certified the Italian Air Force’s 4th Fighter Wing at the Grosseto Base as a NATO Quick Response Force.This means that the 4th Wing becomes the first Eurofighter flight unit to obtain this important NATO certification.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/m71ffmLYv7M/successful-first-operational-nato.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/m71ffmLYv7M" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/successful-first-operational-nato.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-6099140214633838062Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:06:00 +00002009-07-04T09:08:48.415+08:00Thunderbird 3 takes off after making emergency landingHere's a video whereby Maj. Kirby Ensser talks about landing his U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16 fighter at the Quad-City International Airport after having technical problems with his jet.The aircraft made an emergency landing shortly after 2:20 p.m. Thursday at the Quad-City International Airport with minor problems to the engine.Ground crew cleared the aircraft to fly and it took off at abouthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/jo3l6zbJ8kQ/thunderbird-3-takes-off-after-making.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/jo3l6zbJ8kQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/thunderbird-3-takes-off-after-making.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-8387840822624448467Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:53:00 +00002009-07-04T08:56:26.545+08:00Israel to consider F-22 if export ban lifted by CongressIsraeli defense officials told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday that the IAF will review the possibility of purchasing the F-22 if a ban on its export is lifted.The article also mentioned that Israel is talking to Boeing for at least six additional Apache Longbow attack helicopters.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/ffb1bQtAvzg/israel-to-consider-f-22-if-export-ban.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/ffb1bQtAvzg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/israel-to-consider-f-22-if-export-ban.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-4138608490350176002Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:21:00 +00002009-07-04T08:49:09.759+08:00General Atomics gets $573M ceiling priced contract for EMALSGeneral Atomics will receive $573 million to build the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) for USS Gerald R. Ford.General Atomics and the U.S. Navy agreed that $573 million will be the price ceiling of the contract and that any cost overruns must be paid for by the contractor.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/5DTKyEyBZYg/general-atomics-gets-573m-ceiling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/5DTKyEyBZYg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/general-atomics-gets-573m-ceiling.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-6265891962145260885Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:18:00 +00002009-07-04T08:21:21.437+08:00Pakistani Mi-17 crashed, 26 killedA Pakistani Army Mi-17 helicopter crashed in a northwestern tribal area on Friday and at least 26 people on board are believed to be killed.Security officials say technical problems lead to the crash.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/A15gTW1ImGo/pakistani-mi-17-crashed-26-killed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/A15gTW1ImGo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/pakistani-mi-17-crashed-26-killed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-3135078006720031020Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:08:00 +00002009-07-04T08:13:04.313+08:00Israel sends submarine across Suez CanalIsrael send one of its three Dolphin-class submarines into the Red Sea through the Suez Canal as part of a naval drill last month.It has been rumored that Israel might use cruise missiles on board the submarines to knock out Iran's nuclear weapons sites.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/e2Ohlqw70wk/israel-sends-submarine-across-suez.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/e2Ohlqw70wk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/israel-sends-submarine-across-suez.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-7250592846285600553Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:04:00 +00002009-07-04T08:08:28.554+08:00Lessons from a Pregnant Fighter PilotMaj. Stephanie Kelsen is an Air National Guard F-16 pilot who approached photographer Shlomit Levy Bard to document her pregnancy and the early days of her baby’s life.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/1WTzunWb9lM/lessons-from-pregnant-fighter-pilot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/1WTzunWb9lM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/lessons-from-pregnant-fighter-pilot.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-8988065704452407123Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:17:00 +00002009-07-03T12:21:16.671+08:00China's Compass to rival GPSChina's Compass, or Beidou (Big Dipper) global navigation satellite system will have 12 satellites working by 2011 to offer regional navigational service.Hu Gang, vice-president of Beijing BDStar Navigation Co Ltd, said only two Compass satellites have been reportedly launched into orbit so far.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/hjy-Aie9TW8/chinas-compass-to-rival-gps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/hjy-Aie9TW8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/chinas-compass-to-rival-gps.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-3915149796094069967Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:33:00 +00002009-07-03T10:36:33.737+08:00Japan inducts JADGE as new air-defense networkJapan Aerospace Defense Ground Environment (JADGE) has been inducted by the JASDF to replace the Base Air Defense Ground Environment as the country's automatic air warning and defense control system. The new system integrates Japan's ballistic missile sensors and interception systems with existing ground-based and airborne radar systems.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/KQPgPBCQ3WA/japan-inducts-jadge-as-new-air-defense.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/KQPgPBCQ3WA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/japan-inducts-jadge-as-new-air-defense.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-4171547230531754804Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:20:00 +00002009-07-03T10:32:12.640+08:00U.S. 'ready' for North Korean missileThe United States is ready to intercept any North Korean long-range missile, the commander of U.S. Northern Command, Gen. Victor Renuart, told The Washington Times."The nation has a very, very credible ballistic-missile defense capability. Our ground-based interceptors in Alaska and California, I'm very comfortable, give me a capability that if we really are threatened by a long-range ICBM that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/asraEbHcjVc/us-ready-for-north-korean-missile.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/asraEbHcjVc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/us-ready-for-north-korean-missile.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-8900577067538970727Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:06:00 +00002009-07-03T10:19:27.828+08:00USS George Washington anchors off Western AustraliaUSS George Washington and the USS Cowpens are now anchored off Western Australia and the sailors on board are expected to help boost the local economy during their stay there.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/IVqfYQ49ar8/uss-george-washington-anchors-off.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/IVqfYQ49ar8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/uss-george-washington-anchors-off.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-4437998462595078089Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:22:00 +00002009-07-03T09:58:10.127+08:00USAF tankers bring fuel to combat aircraftTraditionally, USAF aerial tankers set up orbits and wait for fighters and bombers to come to them for fuel. However, the tankers flying over Afghanistan and Iraq are now bring fuel to the planes instead.The change in tactics requires more coordination to make sure the tankers don’t intrude on other military operations and commercial air lanes, said Lt. Col Todd Dixon, a tanker pilot who http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/GLNzU7zCMrk/usaf-tankers-bring-fuel-to-combat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/GLNzU7zCMrk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/usaf-tankers-bring-fuel-to-combat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-8252728880151743380Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:07:00 +00002009-07-03T09:11:49.117+08:00INS VikramadityaMedvedev unhappy with delays on Admiral GorshkovRussian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday lashed out at shipbuilder Sevmash for delays in getting aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov ready for delivery to India.Dmitry Medvedev said the Gorshkov project had become, in effect, the only issue in Russian-Indian relations."This is the first, very difficult experience. The ship must be finished," he said. "Otherwise there will be serious http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/Z_EXhUnAWGY/medvedev-unhappy-with-delays-on-admiral.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/Z_EXhUnAWGY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/medvedev-unhappy-with-delays-on-admiral.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-8053576756324332410Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:53:00 +00002009-07-03T08:59:02.754+08:00336th's mission: Taking care of those fighting belowThe 336th Fighter Squadron currently based at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, is ready 24/7 to answer any call for help from troops on the ground.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/eA0EXtTl-eg/336ths-mission-taking-care-of-those.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/eA0EXtTl-eg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/336ths-mission-taking-care-of-those.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-3737270259703028104Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:50:00 +00002009-07-03T08:52:21.586+08:00RAF receive new Hawk training aircraftThe first of the RAF's £450m fleet of 28 new Advanced Jet Trainers, the Hawk T Mk2, arrived at RAF Valley in Anglesey Jul. 2.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/oI88jj9snw8/raf-receive-new-hawk-training-aircraft.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/oI88jj9snw8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/raf-receive-new-hawk-training-aircraft.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-2665966552906162545Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:44:00 +00002009-07-03T08:48:34.808+08:00Royal Malaysian Navy concludes Aspide missile testThe Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has successfully test fired a Aspide missile from one of its war ships early Thursday."The missile hit a target flown by a Learjet. To save cost, the navy conducted the missile campaign simultaneously with the ongoing weekly Pangkor War exercise series," Fleet Operations Commander Vice-Admiral Datuk Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin said.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/mx8Ju584VQo/royal-malaysian-navy-concludes-aspide.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/mx8Ju584VQo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/royal-malaysian-navy-concludes-aspide.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-3798591159344666588Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:40:00 +00002009-07-03T08:42:03.024+08:00RAF Harriers come home after five year tour de forceAfter a deployment lasting five years on operations in Afghanistan, the Joint Force Harrier’s last remaining squadron returned home, Jul. 1, to their base at RAF Cottesmore in Rutland. The Joint Force Harrier fleet is a combined Royal Air Force and Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm unit that first deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan in May 2004 in support of the NATO led International Security Assistance http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/dKfEzY2nDz8/raf-harriers-come-home-after-five-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/dKfEzY2nDz8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/raf-harriers-come-home-after-five-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-6168476798866907334Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:37:00 +00002009-07-03T08:39:23.136+08:00Northrop Grumman Completes USS Carl Vinson Sea TrialsNorthrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) completed initial sea trials of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Jul. 1.The trials follow the completion of a successful three and a half-year evolution known as a refueling and complex overhaul. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/xhIf6bFaMqI/northrop-grumman-completes-uss-carl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/xhIf6bFaMqI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/northrop-grumman-completes-uss-carl.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297358.post-7054292886420599684Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:52:00 +00002009-07-03T06:57:00.557+08:00RAF Tornado F3 slams into hill, both crew deadA Royal Air Force Tornado F3 jet with the 43 Squadron slammed into a hill in Scotland during a routine training flight.The incident happened in Glen Kinglass, near the Rest and Be Thankful on Thursday at about 1145 BST. Both crew members did not survive the crash.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~3/ZGnlNlMRvqE/raf-tornado-f3-slams-into-hill-both.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Alert5-MilitaryAviationNews/~4/ZGnlNlMRvqE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.alert5.com/2009/07/raf-tornado-f3-slams-into-hill-both.html