California ANG Airlift Wing Receives Latest Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules

Posted at: Thu Aug 31st, 2006

MARIETTA, Ga., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT - News) delivered its sixth C-130J Super Hercules to the 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard unit yesterday at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif...

Boeing Completes First Phase of CF-18 Aircraft Modernization Project

Posted at: Thu Aug 31st, 2006

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31, 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today delivered the 80th modernized CF-18 aircraft to the Canadian Department of National Defence during a ceremony at L-3 Communications MAS in Mirabel, Quebec. The delivery marks the completion of Phase I of the CF-18 Modernization Project.

NASA Eyes Wednesday Launch for Atlantis

Posted at: Thu Aug 31st, 2006

The U.S. space agency, NASA, says it intends to launch the shuttle Atlantis as early as Wednesday, after Tropical Storm Ernesto forced them to delay an earlier launch. NASA said Thursday the launch could come September 6, or as late as September 8. NASA officials had de...

CENTAF releases airpower summary for Aug. 31

Posted at: Thu Aug 31st, 2006

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Aug. 31. In Afghanistan Aug. 30, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs provided close-air support for coalition troops in contact with Taliba...

Turkey to buy 30 F16s - air force chief

Posted at: Thu Aug 31st, 2006

ANKARA, Aug 30 (Reuters) - NATO-member Turkey will purchase 30 F16 fighter jets as part of a plan to modernise its military, the chief of the air force said on Wednesday. "We will purchase 30 F16s by 2011. We are still trying to find the funds b...

Alcan to supply aluminum for F-35 Lightning II

Posted at: Thu Aug 31st, 2006

RAVENSWOOD, West Virginia, USA, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Alcan Rolled Products - Ravenswood, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alcan Inc., has entered into a multi-year agreement with Transtar Metals to supply heavy gauge aluminum plate in support of Transtar's supply chain management program wit...