Armedforces News Archives - June 2009
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New High for Global Arms Spending
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 14:20:52
Military spending around the world increased four per cent last year to reach an unprecedented high of $1,464 billion/ £914 billion. The in...
RAF Nimrod Fleet to Resume Operations after Crash
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 14:53:14
The Royal Air Force's fleet of Nimrod MR2 maritime patrol aircraft will shortly be put back into operational service, potentially once again...
Boeing A160T Hummingbird Helicopter Trialled for US Marines
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 16:10:27
A new, hi-tech pilotless helicopter design could become the US Marines' technology of choice for transporting supplies into combat zones.Mil...
Pentagon's Air Force Bombing Raids Disclosure
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 17:13:47
The USAF operated outside standard airstrike procedures when attacking Afghanistan in a stream of May 2009 bombing raids, according to infor...
First Flight for New RAF Air-to-Air Refueller: Airbus A330-200
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 15:08:15
The first flight of a new tanker aircraft that will equip the Royal Air Force - as well as the Royal Australian, Royal Saudi and UAE air for...
30,000 Pound Boeing Bomb for USAF Stealth Bombers
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 17:01:07
The United States Air Force intends to equip part of its extensive strategic bomber fleet with a new type of weapon - a 30,000 pound bomb wi...
Mastiff 2, Ridgback for British Military in Afghanistan
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 11:56:28
The initial batch of Mastiff 2 armoured vehicles for use by the British armed forces in Afghanistan have now been delivered and are being us...
Ongoing Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Programmes
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 16:02:23
A new US report has been issued covering the state of a number of nations' perceived and estimated short-term Intercontinental Ballistic Mis...
RAF Harrier Afghanistan Deployment to End
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 17:09:26
The RAF's deployment of V-STOL (Vertical Short-Take Off and Landing) Harrier aircraft to Afghanistan is soon to end, with the world-famous f...
Week 3 - June 2009
USAF F-22 Raptor Shuns Paris Air Show
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 15:44:17
The United States Air Force's ultra hi-tech F-22 Raptor combat jet will not be appearing at this week's Paris Air Show, aircraft manufacture...
Countdown to First UK Armed Forces Day
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 16:47:37
The countdown has now begun to June 27th 2009, the date of the first ever Armed Forces Day to take place in the UK. The location for the mai...
Military Cyber Attacks Hit Defence Computers
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 10:32:10
South Korean military officials reported on June 16th that the country's network of military computers were being hacked into more and more,...
US Military Iraq Withdrawal on Track
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 12:06:19
The US military's withdrawal from Iraq's cities is proceeding as planned and will have taken place by June 30th 2009, it was reported yester...
USAF Drone Training Reaches New High
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 17:16:42
An indication of the importance of Unmanned Aerial Aircraft (UAVs) to the world's dominant military airpower emerged on June 15th when Unite...
British Soldiers Set Up Afghan Army School
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 13:21:01
Members of the British armed forces deployed in Afghanistan are set to be at the forefront of the development of a new school to train Afgha...
No Need for Trident Missile, Politicians Say
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 17:24:02
A UK political party has set a precedent in being the first to announce it will not support a replacement for the Trident SLBM (Submarine-La...
Lockheed Martin JSF Sales Could Reach 6,000
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 12:40:49
A chief official involved in the F-35 aircraft programme has forecast the prospect of Joint Strike Fighter sales reaching the 6,000 mark, wh...
Prince William Keen to Serve on Front Line
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 17:23:48
Prince William gave a suggestion on June 18th of his keenness to be deployed operationally on the front line, as happened with Prince Harry ...
MoD Lawsuit over Armed Forces Deaths
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 16:07:37
The families of four British military personnel killed while in armoured vehicles in Afghanistan and Iraq are to launch legal action against...
