Airplane News - March

[B777LR]

Ok, got the March issue of AFM today, so here are a few news headlines:

Indian navy first MiG-29KUB flies

KC-X competition could become a one-horse race

First greek AH-64D delivered

Finnish air force seeks A-330MRTT

First austrian Eurofighter Typhoon rolled out

MAlta buys UH-72A

French Gendarmerie orders 37 EC-135

First italian C-27J arrives at Pisa

First French Navy E-2C with 8 blade props

Norway keeps fighter options open

F-117 deploys to korea

More US C-130Js

More US AH-64Ds

C-21 Learjet retires

J-STARS new engines

USN retires Sea Kings

Argentina retires Guarani after 45 years

Chile retires Mirage Elkan

Chile seeks replacement for 737-500 presidential jet

Argentina considers Mirage 2000  

Israeli air force abandons new colours

UAEAF orders AH-64D

Iraqi air force orders King Air 350ER

Russia Long Range Aviation to get new built Tu-160    

Final egyptian AH-64Ds delivered

Russia and india to develop fifth generation fighter together

Russia Air Force take delivery of 6 upgraded Su-25

Pakistan takes delivery of first P-3C

JASDF KC-767 flies after conversion

First malaysian Su-30MKMs complete flight testing

Korea revives attack helicopter program

Thai navy AV-8A on show

2 dutch chinooks crash in afganistan


A nice article on german Lynx, South Afircan C-47 still operational, V-22 Osprey, Agapanthe 2006, etc.

Havent read much more on it yet, but might tell some more

[B777LR]

More:

Belgium air froce to get a second hand C-130H to replace the one that was lost in a fire in brussels

C-5 that crashed at dover is scrapped

First AH-1Z and UH-1Y delivered

The Boeing P-8 will be named Poseidon

First NH-90 of Norway flew

Retirement of Portugese Pumas

Swiss air force sells its only Learjet

[Spey_Phantom]

verry nice, i wouls like to point out that the C-130 my country bought is Ex-Evergreen WC-130E serial N130EV, witch will be upgraded to Belgian Standards (H-version) and to be serialed CH-14 (13 was left out deu to supersticious reasons) and is sceduled to enter service in 2008  B)  

[B777LR]

verry nice, i wouls like to point out that the C-130 my country bought is Ex-Evergreen WC-130E serial N130EV, witch will be upgraded to Belgian Standards (H-version) and to be serialed CH-14 (13 was left out deu to supersticious reasons) and is sceduled to enter service in 2008  B)

Ah, you are better informed than the magazine then  it is still undicided when the magazine was printed  

[Shasper]

Looks like I'm goin shoppin!

Cant believe the AF is going for more C-130Js after they canceled their order (and paid the boucudles $$$ for the termination fees   )


Shas B)

[Jschmus]

A lot of that news is repeated in the new Combat Aircraft.  I don't have the mag in front of me to refer to, but I remember reading that the USAF is retiring the last of its UH-1N Huey helicopters, operated in support of the ICBM silos.  They're launching a program to acquire a Common Vertical Lift Support Aircraft later this year.  They're expecting bids from Bell, Agusta, Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin (since when do they build helicopters?).

[GTX]

Lockheed Martin (since when do they build helicopters?).

Well they are the prime for the VH-71 (i.e. the US EH-101)

Regards,

Greg

[DropBear]

What were the new Israeli colours that are now not to be adopted?

 

[rallymodeller]

Lockheed Martin (since when do they build helicopters?).

AHEM.



 

[B777LR]

Cant believe the AF is going for more C-130Js after they canceled their order (and paid the boucudles $$$ for the termination fees   )


Shas B)

They arent, the marines are    

[anthonyp]

This magazine is definitely behind the times.  The KC-X competition is not a one horse race, rather only rumours of it going that way were in mid January when Northup-Grumman was making noises about not getting their way with the RFP.