Su-27 collision reveals flaws in flight safety - top brass

Posted at: Thu Aug 20th, 2009

ZHUKOVSKY (Moscow Region) August 20 (RIA Novosti) - A collision between two Su-27 fighters at rehearsals for the MAKS-2009 air show revealed problems in flight safety procedures and pilot training...

Russia Air Force admits problems in 5th-generation jet engines

Posted at: Thu Aug 20th, 2009

ZHUKOVSKY, August 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Air Force chief acknowledged on Thursday faults in engines for a fifth-generation fighter jet currently being developed.The Advanced Front-Line Aviation Complex (PAK FA) plane is set to replace the Air Force's fourth-generation fighters, n...

Russian state defense order for 2010 planned at $35 bln

Posted at: Thu Aug 20th, 2009

MOSCOW, August 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's military-industrial commission has submitted to the Finance Ministry a draft 2010 state defense order for 1.109 trillion rubles ($35 bln), a deputy premier said on Thursday."The total sum in the 2010 draft is 1.109 trillion rubles, which exce...

Boeing Airborne Laser Team Fires High-Energy Laser in Flight

Posted at: Thu Aug 20th, 2009

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Aug. 20, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency on Aug. 18 successfully fired the high-energy laser aboard the Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft in flight for the first ti...

UK has 'no obligation' to meet 232-aircraft Typhoon pledge

Posted at: Thu Aug 20th, 2009

The UK is declaring itself to be under "no obligation" to buy any more Eurofighter Typhoons despite failing to take its full 232-aircraft quota agreed under the programme's original four-nation memorandum of understanding.