India's permanent standing defence committee has been informed by the defence ministry that the BAE Systems Hawk has been selected to meet the long-standing Advanced Jet Trainer requirements. Meanwhile, Indian defence minister George Fernandes has told an air force conference that some of India's massive defence budget increase will be spent on tankers, airborne warning and control systems and Israeli-built electronic warfare unmanned air vehicles.
Source: Flight International
Athens signed a long-sought letter of offer and acceptance with airframer Lockheed Martin covering 20 F-35 stealth fighters, with options for a further 20 jets.
The joint North American Aerospace Defense Command dispatched fighter aircraft from both the USA and Canada on 24 July to intercept a combined flight of bombers from Russia and China operating in international airspace around Alaska.
BAE Systems has detailed its progress in producing a supersonic demonstrator in support of the UK’s Future Combat Air System activity, with its critical design review completed and build work advancing.
