Military Aviation News

 Turkish violations surge in 2019

 there were 267 engagements between Turkish and Greek jets in the first nine months of the year, compared to 128 in 2018 and 176 in 2017.

Japan’s F-15s get improved mission systems

https://www.janes.com/article/92225/us-approves-upgrade-for-japanese-eagles

…includes the Raytheon AN/APG-82(V)1 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, the Advanced Display Core Processor II (ADCP II) mission computer, and the AN/ ALQ-239 Digital Electronic Warfare System (DEWS) that feature in Boeing’s latest Advanced Eagle configuration. It does not, however, include the Advanced Eagle’s fly-by-wire controls, large area display (LAD) cockpit, or the two reactivated underwing weapons stations (increasing the number from nine to 11).

https://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/207019/us-air-force-procuring-small-number-of-light-attack-aircraft.html

The U.S. Air Force released requests for proposals on October 24, 2019

for a limited number of Textron Aviation AT-6 Wolverine

and

Sierra Nevada Corp / Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft.

A contract of the A-29 is expected by the end of a year, followed by an AT-6 contract in early 2020.

https://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/japan-f-15j-modernization

 October 29, 2019 – The State Department has made a determination approving

a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan

for the upgrade of up to ninety-eight (98) F-15J aircraft

to a Japanese Super Interceptor (JSI) configuration

for an estimated cost of $4.5 billion. 

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

French Navy firms up plans to buy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye

Russia flies MUM-T trial with Okhotnik UAV and Su-57 fighter

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/fron…/25/2003722871

Taiwan rolls out indigenous T-5 trainer aircraft

France receives first KC-130J transport

Rolls-Royce F130 engine for B-52 completes early testing

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/rolls-royce-f130-engine-for-b-52-completes-early-testing/

First F-35As for US Air National Guard

USAF christens T-X as T-7A Red Hawk

USAF may retire B-1s to free funds for B-21 Raider

Boeing begins building first KC-46A for Japan

Boeing MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker flies for first time

Belgian F-16 crash over France.
Both pilots OK.

A Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday in western France, damaging a house, setting a field ablaze and leaving a pilot suspended for two hours from a high-voltage electricity line after his parachute got caught, according to French authorities.

Emergency workers extracted the pilot safely after cutting off power in the area, and he was been taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation, a spokesman for the regional administration told The Associated Press.

https://news.google.com/articles/CBM…S&ceid=US%3Aen

https://www.letelegramme.fr/fait-divers/crash-de-pluvigner-ce-que-l-on-sait-19-09-2019-12387298.php

Air-to-Air Missile Astra Successfully Flight Tested from Su-30 MKI

https://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/205923/india%E2%80%99s-astra-aam-fired-from-su_30-shoots-down-target.html

Elbit to supply EW kit for Portugal’s KC-390s

F-35A sale to Poland gains approval

Sentinel R1 in emergency over North Sea

According to Express. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/11…l-R1-north-sea

Edit: Rapid descent indicates pressurisation problem ?

Your headline says wet lease while the article says dry lease…
A dry lease seems to be better suited for an air force. 😉

my mistake 🙂