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This week saw South Korea receive its first B737-700 Peace Eye Early Warning & Control System Aircraft. 

The Department of Defense Acquisition Program Administration (USA) has delivered the aircraft & will conduct fight tests prior to handing over to the Republic of Korea Air Force.  Pictured below is a Boeing AE W&C.

B737-700

 Av Spy can confirm that the aircraft was delivered to the Gimhae airbase 450 km south-east of Seoul.   This aircraft will provide Korea with powerful capability in communication, surveillance and obviously war management. Av Spy notes that this will also provide increased security around the Korean peninsula both now & in the future.  Av Spy can confirm that Northrop Grumman system uses radar with the 360° coverage & it is a multi-role radar that contains the electronically scanning array including the side-looking  arrays among other features. 

Av Spy has some interesting numbers for you!

This is in regard to the B737-700 ARW&C

Australia has 5 in its fleet with 2 more on order.

South Korea has 1 in fleet & 3 on order.

Turkey has 1 in fleet & 4 on order!

As you undoubtedly know China has its first aircraft carrier. This aircraft will be used for training & scientific research and is already undertaking  naval pilot training.  At present China is making use of the aircraft carrier in scientific research. This aircraft carrier is a former Ukrainian ship which is being refitted for its maiden voyage.  China has developed a fighter which incidentally is a copy of the Russian 1980s Suhkoi 33.  As I has noted that China has not indicated in the aircraft carrier will be ready for activities!

China’s first aircraft carrier.

Tiger Airways Australia recommences flying on selected sectors as of today.  As readers will be well & truly aware Tiger was grounded on 1 July due to what CASA calls safety issues.  Pilots are currently undergoing sim checks. Av Spy understands that CASA will be doing a surprise checks on  flights.

Below is a direct recommences flying in selected sectors quote from Rajeev Sharma (India)

Hillary Clinton's Hits And Misses In India - Analysis

By Rajeev Sharma

The visiting United States Secretary of State Hillary, who held the second Indo-US Strategic Dialogue with her Indian counterpart S M Krishna in New Delhi on July 19, failed to give any concrete assurance to India on its concerns about Nuclear Suppliers' Group's recent hardening of ENR (Enrichment and Reprocessing) technology transfer terms ...

KEY EXCERPT:

Clinton is understood to have made a strong pitch for more US military sales to India, especially in the wake of American companies recently losing out in the race for a $ 10.4 billion order by the Indian Air Force for 126 fighter aircraft. She expressed her country's willingness to sell state-of-the-art F 35 warplanes to India at "unbelievable" prices. The Americans are understood to have asked the Indian government to open its purse strings for the Lockheed built fifth generation super stealth F-35 Lightning the basic model of which is being made available to India for $ 65 million apiece. The Indian defence establishment would naturally find the offer too good to be true as much inferior fourth generation French Rafale is priced at $ 85 million and Eurofighter Typhoon (also a fourth generation aircraft) at $ 125 million apiece. The American offer signals American desperation for capturing a big pie of the highly lucrative Indian defence market, especially after two top American fighter aircraft manufacturers - Lockheed (F-16) and Boeing (F-18) - got eliminated in the recent Indian MMRCA deal worth $ 10.4 billion. More clarity would have to emerge on the proposed F 35 Lightning sales to India.

In this week’s  military news, Av Spy notes that Thales & Dassault have signed a deal to upgrade the Indian Mirage fighter.  This upgrade will include just about everything including engines, avionics and computer systems & even  fire control  systems. There are 51 aircraft to be upgraded their Mirage 2000 – 9 standard and Av Spy heard that this supposed to provide another 20 years of economic life span for these aircraft.

EuroFighter Typhoons

In addition to hand is that Saudia Arabia has received its installation avionics kits called “Reaction alert duties” for its Eurofighter Typhoons.  The aircraft will be used the third squadron you will be responsible for training and conversion activities.

LIVING WITH DAD

Now what could Dad possibly do wrong to cause chaos this week???

Dad, the very early riser who does not like to "burn corporate daylight" was making toast.  It was still pitch black & we were all asleep. Next thing the smoke alarms are activated.  Yes we were awake!

Dad then made Mum a coffee (who incidentaly was well & truly awake by now).

We thought we had better contribute too so we started howling & "yodelling "!

It truly makes you wonder with the auto toaster how Dad could possibly manage to activate the smoke alarms.  Dad was in trouble!  Dad always seems to be in trouble!

Next week we will tell you how Dad got into trouble (yes again) when he taught Dr Ray's Advanced Mathematics!  Mind you Dad even had students write the word "Raynomics" in 1 class.!! 

Dad must be good at maths but he was in trouble!  In fact Dad always seems to be in trouble.

Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Flight Lootenant Jasmine & Pilot Office Jessie