Russia's Defense Minister Unveils Plans to Overhaul Military

Posted at: Thu Feb 8th, 2007

hardware by 2015. Welcomed by some as a long-overdue necessity, others question whether the plan can really be carried out. VOA's Lisa McAdams in Moscow reports. Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov told lawmakers Wednesday the government planned to spend nearly $200 billion on the military...

New Sea-Based Missile Defense Radar Completes Journey to Alaska

Posted at: Thu Feb 8th, 2007

Lt. General Henry “Trey” Obering, Missile Defense Agency director, announced today that the Sea-based X-band Radar (SBX) has successfully traveled from Hawaii to the waters of the Aleutian Island chain of Alaska.

Indo-Russian agreement soon on PAK-FA

Posted at: Thu Feb 8th, 2007

BANGALORE: With an Inter-Government Agreement on the Indo-Russian Multi-Functional Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft, PAK-FA just round the corner, the Russian Sukhoi Design Bureau has worked out a plan to commence flight trials of the aircraft in 2009 and begin serial production by 2015.

Global majors flaunt air power at Aero India

Posted at: Thu Feb 8th, 2007

BANGALORE: Birds of different kinds have flown in from across the world to India's silicon hub to flaunt their air power at Aero India, the international aviation exposition being held at the Yelahanka base of the Indian Air Force (IAF)...

India to buy 40 Russian-made Sukhoi-30 fighter jets

Posted at: Thu Feb 8th, 2007

Indian Air Force spokesman, Wing Commander Mahesh Upasani said on Thursday that the government has "cleared the proposal to buy the Sukhoi planes and we'll be getting them shortly.'' Wing Commander Upasani, however, said that he had no details abou...

Northrop Grumman to Bid on KC-135 Tanker Replacement Program

Posted at: Thu Feb 8th, 2007

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today it will submit a bid for the U.S. Air Force's KC-135 Tanker Replacement Program, KC-X....