News of August 30, 2006
CENTAF releases airpower summaries
Aug 30 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summaries for Aug. 28 and 29.
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In Afghanistan Aug. 27, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and a ...
Raytheon Delivers Warrior UAS Sensors, Completes Verification Flight Testing
Aug 30 - McKINNEY, Texas, Aug. 29, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raytheon Company completed EO/IR/LD (electro-optical/infrared/laser designator) sensor verification flight testing for the U.S. Army Warrior unmanned aerial system (UAS) this month.
High cost may slow Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor
Aug 30 - LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Neighbors of this history-laden airfield are getting used to a new sight: a plane roughly the color and shape of a giant arrowhead that takes off with a throaty roar and disappears in a hurry.
Built partly in Fort Worth, the Lockheed Martin ...
Atlantis Back At Launch Pad
Aug 30 - Atlantis has returned to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to weather Tropical Storm Ernesto in place. Mission managers are confident in the ability of the rotating service structure to protect the vehicle on the pad.
AWACS awaits essential upgrades
Aug 30 - LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (ACCNS) -- "The U.S. Air Force JOVIAL Program Office has closed due to lack of funding."
To some, the announcement posted on the Web site may have little or no significance, but for those familiar with the ...
New intel squadron turns aerial eye on terrorists
Aug 30 - Terrorists and their supporters around the world soon will be under the gaze of a powerful "unblinking eye" providing information on their whereabouts to a "brain" here.
The reactivation of the 11th Intelligence Squadron here marks a milestone for Air Force Special Operat...
