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August 26, 2010

Deployed Aircrew Brings Relief To Flood-Torn Pakistan

Crew Operating From Bagram Airfield In Afghanistan

As Air Force operations in support of flood relief operations in Pakistan resumed, aircrew and support personnel from the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron prepared to forward deploy to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

Embraer Reveals Discussions On Partnership With Chilean Aeronautics Industry

In a ceremony Wednesday in Santiago, Chile, Brazilian and Chilean Defense Ministers signed a Declaration of Intention for that country's participation in the KC-390 military transport jet program.

Sentient Launches Kestrel Maritime At AUVSI 2010

The Australian computer vision technology company Sentient has taken the wraps off a maritime surveillance system it says automatically detects and tracks objects on the surface of the ocean below an aerial vehicle.

U.S. And Colombian Marines Train Together In CH-46E Helos

Colombian Marines search the sky as they hear a loud commotion overhead. Within minutes, three CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters creep from the trees and land at the flight line as part of a joint subject matter expert exchange on Colombian Marine Corps Base Covenas in Colombia, August 13.

Rockwell Collins Says Components Increase Aircraft Accuracy And Autonomy

Flight control and navigation systems designed by Rockwell Collins will play a critical role in the Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS) program, which it is hoped will provide the warfighter with greatly enhanced levels of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) .

Sikorsky Remains One of Aviation's Most Aggressively Innovative Companies

Oshkosh 2010 was no stranger to innovation... though we must note that this year was a bumper crop in terms of the breadth of excitement we saw within the confines of Wittman Field... sport aviation, GA, BizAv, Military, Aerospace, you name it... there was no shortage of exciting innovations to feast your eyes on... especially where Sikorsky was concerned.

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Coast Guard, Navy, Marines Release Reports In October Mid-Air Collision

No Single Factor Caused The Accident, But Some Finger-Pointing Is Contained In Reports

The Navy, Marine Corps and the Coast Guard have each released reports concerning a mid-air collision last October in which a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft and a Marine AH-1W Cobra collided off the southern California coast. Nine service personnel were lost in the accident.

X-37B Has Been In Space For 4 Months, Its Mission Is Still Secret

Amateur skywatchers, who have been tracking the Air Force's secret X-37B spacecraft since its launch in April, lost track of the mini-shuttle for a little over two weeks before it reappeared ... in a different orbit.

Pilot Was Lost, Mistakenly Entered Chinese Airspace

It appears that the pilot of a North Korean aircraft which went down last week in China may not have been defecting after all. The official line is now that the airplane suffered a mechanical problem and its pilot got lost, entering Chinese airspace by mistake.