Even though the year is drawing to a close, news in the Argentine military front continue unabated. In spite of lack of political support and budgetary constraints, several of the armed services continue to produce event and equipment news.
Spiraling down into the ocean. We have between 70º and 90º of bank; the Vertical Speed Indicator indicates -1500 feet per minute, the altitude is 2000 ft and descending. But I am not concerned yet because to my right sits an instructor. I ask him if everything is all right. He keeps staring somewhere between the instruments and says, “Yes, of course it is”. Now I am really scared.
The end of the history of a DC-9 together the end of the Argentinean owner company after the golden nineties. The 2002 year crisis and bankruptcy of Dinar Air Lines, the airplane suffered the same fate that the company: Disappearance by scrapping.
The Spanish delegation of Airbus Military, is the creator of one of the systems of monitoring and control of greater success in the market of the airplanes of marine patrol. In Spain the system is operated by three different users.
Between the months of January and February 2009, Zaragoza Air Base was the deployment point for the first joint training phase between the Spanish Air Force and USAF. Both forces deployed important aerial hardware.
Just at the beginning of the Europe air shows season, The Royal Netherlands Air Force released his new demonstration F-16AM at Volkel Air Base. An spectacular colour scheme to represent the country´s air arm.
While the world’s business and government leaders discussed effective solutions to battle the current economic crisis at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Swiss Armed forces were responsible for their security. Robert Nispeling and Ronald de Roij from Karo Aviation, report the Swiss Air Force deployment.
