Armedforces News Archives - May 2008
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Indian Air Force Hawk Takeoff Crash
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 08:00:51
Indian officials confirmed on the 29th April that a Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) had crashed during takeoff, but added that no serious in...
Super Hornet Withdrawn from Swiss AF Competition
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 09:28:10
Boeing announced on the 30th April that it had withdrawn its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet from a competition to provide the Swiss Air Force with a...
Iran Complains to UN Over Clinton’s Attack Comments
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 10:38:33
The United Nations has received a complaint from Iran over comments made in recent days by US Presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton.Speaking l...
Royal Air Force Typhoon’s Wheels-Up Landing in US
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 11:57:31
A Royal Air Force Typhoon was damaged when, during a large-scale training exercise in the US, it landed with its wheels still up.It is thoug...
US Soldier Mental Health Announcement Due: Officials
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 13:00:52
Those that support notions of improved mental health care for soldiers have highlighted how a new Pentagon policy to be shortly announced co...
USAF T-38C Talon Fleet Grounded after another Crash
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 16:48:11
The United States Air Force has grounded its fleet of Northrop T-38C Talon jet trainers after another example of the type crashed on May 1st...
Week 2 - May 2008
Burma Cyclone Relief Efforts
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 12:15:38
As many as 15,000 people are now thought to have died in the cyclone that struck Burma on May 3rd.Many thousands more are understood to be w...
US Military Withdrawing 3,500 Troops from Iraq
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 09:13:16
The US Military has issued a statement confirming that 3,500 troops are set to be withdrawn from Iraq.These soldiers – members of the Fort...
British Armed Forces in London City Salute Event
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 12:21:57
An event involving ground-based and airborne British armed forces participation is to take place later on today in London, the aim of which ...
US Shield a "Very Dangerous Step": Gorbachev
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 15:34:18
According to Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet President, the US risks sparking a 21st century Cold War with the planned construction of its ...
Relatives Hear Nimrod’s Final Moments in the Air
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 18:30:35
The relatives of fourteen members of the British armed forces, killed in an RAF Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft in Afghanistan, have been pl...
Pakistan Test-Launches Nuclear-Capable Missile
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 09:26:38
Pakistan carried out a nuclear-capable missile test-launch on May 8th, just one day after a similar launch took place in India.Hatf VIII/ Ra...
US Military Aid Flights into Burma Not Yet Allowed
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 12:18:43
Reports emerged early on the morning of May 8th which indicated that Burma’s military government had allowed US military aircraft to fly e...
More Russian Soldiers May be Sent to Abkhazia: Reports
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 13:38:21
News agencies in Russia reported on the 8th May that the country had threatened to increase the number of troops it has deployed in the Geor...
Piranha is Army’s (Provisional) New Armoured Vehicle
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 15:07:39
The Ministry of Defence said on the 8th May that it had provisionally chosen the General Dynamics Piranha as the new armoured vehicle to equ...
Missile Launchers, Tanks in Russia’s Victory Day Parade
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 13:44:50
Russia’s annual Victory Day parade has taken place in Moscow featuring – for the first time in many years – intercontinental missile l...
