The Indian air force has launched an effort to modify some of its Sukhoi Su-30 fighters to carry the developmental Brahmos air-launched supersonic cruise missile by 2008. Each aircraft could carry up to three of the more than 2.5t weapons, which will have a strike range of 290km (155nm).
Source: Flight International
Ottawa will station a portion of its new Airbus A330-based aerial refuelling fleet at Edmonton International airport in Alberta province, expanding upon the existing tanker base in Trenton, Ontario.
The twin-engined turboprop is replacing the aged Beechcraft T-44C used by the navy as a training platform for multi-engined and tiltrotor pilot candidates.
Lockheed Martin F-35C fighters from the US Marine Corps took part in recent US strikes against targets in Yemen, marking the first known combat flight for the carrier-based variant of the stealth fighter.
