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AIR FORCES NEWS FOR WEEK ENDING 21 MARCH 2003
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Harrier strikes mark UK’s successful build-up of air assets
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[Jane’s Defence Weekly – 14 March 2003]
US Air Force tests world's largest PGM
On 12 March the US Air Force conducted the first test detonation
of what
it says is "the largest non-nuclear weapon in existence",
writes
Doug Richardson.
[Jane’s Missiles and Rockets – first posted to
http://jmr.janes.com
– 18 March 2003]
UK completes build-up of air assets
UK Royal Air Force (RAF) officials have announced the completion
of its
deployment of 100 fixed-wing aircraft and 27 support helicopters
to aid
a possible US-led invasion of Iraq.
[Jane’s Defence Weekly – first posted to
http://jdw.janes.com
– 14 March 2003]
UN presses Iraq over drone intentions
Iraq displayed the unmanned air vehicle (UAV) at the centre of a
dispute
with the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
(UNMOVIC)
to journalists at a facility near Baghdad on 12 March, while
refuting
US allegations that it could be used to disperse chemical and
biological
warfare agents.
[Jane’s Defence Weekly – first posted to
http://jdw.janes.com–
14 March 2003]
India boosts its air-launched arsenal
India is moving forward with a range of new airborne weapon
programmes
that will significantly enhance the combat power of the Indian Air
Force
(IAF). An over-riding priority for the IAF is the expansion of its
standoff
land-attack and precision-guided munition capabilities.
[Jane’s Defence Weekly – first posted to
http://jdw.janes.com
– 14 March 2003]
UK studies benefits of expendable drone
Roke Manor Research has revealed to Jane's Defence Weekly that it
is working
on developmental expendable unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for the
UK Ministry
of Defence (MoD).
[Jane’s Defence Weekly – first posted to
http://jdw.janes.com
– 14 March 2003]
Australia pursues manned/unmanned surveillance mix
The Australian Department of Defence has re-oriented its plans to
acquire
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and launched new initiatives to
ensure
that the systems to be bought both complement each other and form
part
of an overall integrated surveillance architecture. Efforts now
being
pursued include Air 7000 (New Maritime Patrol and Response
Capability),
which seeks to replace the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fleet
of
19 upgraded AP-3C Orions with a combination of UAVs and manned
platforms;
Phase 2 of Joint Project 129 (JP129), which is initially aimed at
providing
tactical UAV systems for operation by the Australian Army at
brigade level;
the development over the next year of a UAV 'roadmap' for the
Australian
Defence Force (ADF), covering desired capabilities and the
experimentation
needed to support acquisition decisions; and the development by
early
2004 of a national surveillance architecture, considering both
military
and civilian needs (including the Customs Coastwatch system).
[Jane’s International Defense Review – first posted to
http://idr.janes.com
– 12 March 2003]
EADS promotes A330 tanker/transport in Australia
The Military Transport Aircraft Division of EADS CASA plans to bid
a variant
of its Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) based on the Airbus
330-200
airliner in competition with Boeing's 767 Tanker Transport for
Australia's
Air 5402 Phase 1 project, for which the country's Department of
Defence
issued a draft request for tenders (RFT) in November 2002.
[Jane’s International Defense Review – first posted to
http://idr.janes.com
– 13 March 2003]
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