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Air Force Acquiring Fire-Control Radar for FA-50PH 17 Maret 2017 Israeli Elta EL/M-2032 fire control radar (photo : Defense Update) The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is allocating some PHP82,543,000 for the acquisition of one transmitter needed for unscheduled maintenance of the fire-control radar (FCR) of one of its South Korean-made FA-50PH “Fighting Eagle” jet fighters. FA-50PHs are equipped with Israeli Elta EL/M-2032 fire control radar further developed by LIG Nex1. The money will be sourced from PAF General Appropriations Act CY 2017, said Department of National Defense Bids and Awards Committee (DND BAC) chair Assistant Secretary Josue S. Gaverza in bid bulletin posted at the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System. Winning bidder is required to deliver the parts within 540 calendar days from the receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Bidders should have completed, within the last five years, a similar contract. A pre-bid conference is scheduled on March 23, 10 a....

Royal Australian Air Force and Rockwell Collins Demonstrate Wideband High Frequency Capability 04 Maret 2017 Transmission of wideband high frequency (WBHF) communications from ground to air. First WBHF data transfer to RAAF C-17A. Viable solution for RAAF’s Plan Jericho. Add-on option for legacy high frequency systems (Image : Rockwell Collins) GEELONG, Australia  - For the first time, Rockwell Collins and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) demonstrated the successful transmission of wideband high frequency (WBHF) communications from a ground station to a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, during Avalon 2017.  Under Plan Jericho, Rockwell Collins collaborated with the RAAF’s 36 Squadron and the Plan Jericho team to initiate and complete the complex data transfer. As part of the demonstration, the ground station team located in Geelong, Australia, transmitted data to a static C-17A aircraft.  During the test, the ground station and aircraft exchanged sever...

Vietnam Eyes Israeli Weapons for Air Force Use 03 Maret 2017 Delilah stabdoff-range air-to-surface missile (photo : valka) Vietnam is considering a purchase of advanced weapon systems from Israel, with the nation’s air force eyeing an advanced version of the Israel Military Industries (IMI) Delilah standoff-range air-to-surface missile. The system was included in recent discussions between Vietnamese president Tran Dai Quang and IMI chairman Yitzhak Aharonovitch in Hanoi. Israel has become a significant partner to Vietnam in defence activities. First used in combat by Israeli Lockheed Martin F-16s over Lebanon in 2006, the Delilah has a range of 135nm (250km) and can carry a variety of warheads. IMI has been upgrading the weapon’s capabilities, based on the operational experience of its domestic customer. The missile is 2.7m (8.8ft) long and weighs 187kg (400lb). Flight Fleets Analyzer records the Vietnamese People’s Air Force as operating 36 Sukhoi Su-22 strike aircra...

A400M "ATLAS" Demonstrated to NZ Air Force 02 Maret 2017 RAF A400M (photos : 70 squadron) A glorious day in Wellington, New Zealand, provided the perfect backdrop for the RAF to show-off the Airbus A400M ‘Atlas’ to the Royal New Zealand Air Force as part of a prestigious partnership between the two nations. The A400M, based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire is the newest aircraft in the RAF’s fleet. It boasts cutting edge technology, combined with sheer brute strength to make it a formidable strategic and tactical air lift platform. Able to deploy globally, it specialises in carrying over-sized loads and can transport a load of 25 tonnes over a range of 2,000 nautical miles. The A400M combines huge lifting power with agility, with manoeuvrability akin to a fast-jet rather than an Air Transport Aircraft. It is a phenomenally capable aircraft and able to fly at a staggering 170 degrees angle of bank. Number 70 Squadron demonstrated the aircraft to Air Commodore Darryn W...

FMV Receives Orders on Techical Support from the Royal Thai Air Force 02 Februari 2017 JAS 39 Gripen C/D and Saab 340 AEW (photo : Greendef) FMV has received an order from the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) on support for the Gripen aircraft previously acquired from FMV. The order includes maintenance and spares supply but also technical support and publication updates and more. It is a three-year order, for the years 2017-2019. - It feels very good that we have managed to achieve a longer contract with RTAF said Martin Mann, FMV"s project manager for the Gripen Thailand. Previously, we had a one-year orders and a further order gives FMV better anticipation and opportunities for planning. The 12 Gripenflyplanen ordered by the FMV of the two contracts, 2008 and 2011. These were delivered in two batches, in 2011 and 2013, and the subsequent supply contract delivered last in 2016. - The new support order marks a successful transition from the delivery phase to the operational phase in T...

Air Force Investigates Gripen Jet Fighter Acccident 14 Januari 2017 RTAF says that the pilot and aircraft in good condition before fatal crashed. The aircraft was Gripen C with registration number 70108 (photo : dejakupta.pongtorn) Crash casts shadow over Children’s Day THE NATIONWIDE Children’s Day celebration yesterday was marred by tragedy after a fighter jet plunged from the sky during a military air show in Songkhla province, killing the pilot. The accident happened at Wing 56 of Hat Yai airport in the southern province before hundreds of spectators, including many children, who watched a show organised by the Air Force as part of Children’s Day activities. The pilot of the Swedish-made JAS 39 Gripen jet was identified as Squadron Leader Dilokrit Pattawi, 34, from Wing 7 based in nearby Surat Thani province. Footage of the tragedy captured shrieks from the startled crowd as the jet nosedived and crashed near the airport’s runway, bursting into flames and rel...

Defence Force Mystified by Report it has Started Negotiations with Japan Over Aircraft Order 13 Januari 2017 Kawasaki P-1 (photo : defencyclopedia) The Defence Force has shot down a Japanese report that Japan and United States company Boeing are already in a "one-on-one fight" to supply maritime patrol aircraft worth more than $1 billion to the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The Government confirmed in November that it planned to replace its fleet of six Orion maritime patrol aircraft, five Hercules transporters and two Boeing 757s within about the next 10 years.  The Nikkei Asian Review reported New Zealand would make a decision on replacement aircraft as "early as this [northern] summer". Representatives from the Japanese Defence Ministry and Kawasaki Heavy Industries visited Wellington last week to negotiate the sale of Kawasaki"s P-1 patrol aircraft and C-2 transporters in what would be Japan"s biggest-ever arms export deal, it said. But a Defence Force ...