RAND assessment of PLAAF.

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Youtube: JAS 39 Gripens arrive in Thailand 2011-02-22

What engine has the USAF chosen with the KC-46A? e

Is it the PW pure power engine they will choose/have?

They’ve chosen the Pratt & Whitney PW4062

Looks like there is some faceting on the inside of the inlet. Like a faceted DSI bump.

AgustaWestland Debuts AW139M U.S. Military Helicopter

AgustaWestland customized the military version of the multi-role, off-the-shelf AW139 medium-twin helicopter, integrated with proven U.S. military technology for the U.S. Air Force’s Common Vertical Lift Support Program. The AW139M is being featured at the AFA Air Warfare Symposium, Feb. 17-18, 2011.

Rafale F3 and AREOS Reco NG: the 21st century reconnaissance team

The Rafale F3 will therefore take over the reconnaissance role, for which it deploys a dedicated system, the AREOS Reco NG pod developed by Thales.

The French air force has already ordered a dozen pods, and the French navy another eight.

EADS cuts price on US tanker bid

European aerospace giant EADS on Wednesday said it had lowered its bid for a $35 billion US Air Force aerial refueling tanker contract against US rival Boeing.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates was pressed for an announcement date Wednesday at a hearing of the House of Representative Armed Services Committee.

“No, but I would say, within the next two to three weeks, something like that,” Gates said.

Tejas to be fitted with Israeli Derby missile

A contract will be signed by March with Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd to supply the air-to-air missile system to be fitted on some 200 jets, said P.S. Subramanya, director of India’s Aeronautical Development Agency, which is developing the light combat aircraft.