Refurbished Dutch F-16s bound for Chilean air force   UPI -- 28/09/2010   SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chile is starting to take delivery of Dutch F-16 fighter bombers, that old workhorse of the Cold War years, as part of a deal that will see the Chilean air force making more use of the refurbished jets. This week, 18 of the refurbished F-16s are to be delivered to Chile at the Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands and more are due for transfer to the Latin American country at a later stage. Ch

Sukhoi Su-30M2 fighters complete test flights   UPI - 28/09/2010   MOSCOW -- Russia's Sukhoi aeronautical firm has completed its factory flight tests for its multi-role double seater Su-30M2 fighters. The tests occurred at the flight test station of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aircraft production association named after Yuri Gagarin, Itar-Tass reported Tuesday.   After receiving certification the Su-30M2 will be posted to units of the Russian air force.   Russia's Ministry of Defense sig

Boeing Statement on Award of B-52 Modernization Contract   Boeing -- 29/09/2010   WICHITA, Kansas -- The Boeing Company today received an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force for B-52 Stratofortress weapon system modernization. The company released the following statement: "This B-52 modernization contract will include several delivery orders over an eight-year period. The Air Force announced a contract ceiling of $11.9 billion. This is a contracting

Russian Navy to get fifth generation carrier fighter after 2020   RIA Novosti -- Alexei Druzhinin -- 28/09/2010   The appearance of a fifth generation fighter in Russian naval aviation will not happen before 2020, the outgoing head of the air forces and air defense forces of the Russian Navy, Lt. General Valery Uvarov told RIA Novosti on Tuesday. Previously, representatives of the armed forces command and Defense Ministry had said a new naval fighter based on the Sukhoi T.50 design coul

Boeing Receives Multi-Year Contract from US Navy for 124 F/A-18 and EA-18 Aircraft   Boeing - September 28, 2010 ST. LOUIS -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a new multi-year procurement (MYP) contract from the U.S. Navy for 124 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft. The new contract is valued at $5.297 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Boeing will deliver 66 Super Hornets and 58 Growlers to the Navy from 2012 through 2015.   "The men and women of

RARITAN BOROUGH (Somerset County)   John Basilone showed up to Raritan’s annual John Basilone Parade today.   That is, a record number of people saw John Seda — the actor who portrayed the World War II Congressional Medal of Honor winner in HBO’s miniseries "The Pacific" — attend the 29th edition of the parade honoring Raritan Borough’s favorite son.   "It was just an honor," said Seda, who grew up in Clifton. "I knew the connection that Basilone has with his family and friends from Rari

Gripens do half of 51 World Cup intercepts   DefenceWeb -- Written by Leon Engelbrecht Saturday, 25 September 2010 16:19   The South African Air Force's (SAAF) growing fleet of SAAB Gripen fighters conducted about half the 51 aircraft intercepts conducted during the June/July soccer world cup. The SAAF deployed 11 of the available 15 Gripen during the month-long tournament as well as 12 of 24 BAE Systems Hawk lead-in fighter trainers.   Also deployed on