F-22 is on the right flight path, Air Force says

Posted at: Sat Oct 14th, 2006

WASHINGTON - The F-22 Raptor fighter plane, which is produced by 2,000 Lockheed Martin Corp. employees in Fort Worth, is no longer the Air Force's No. 1 priority, the service's top two leaders declared Thursday.

U.S. Air Force ready to pursue $13B in tanker funding

Posted at: Sat Oct 14th, 2006

Buying new aerial refueling tankers has hit the top of the U.S. Air Force procurement list -- putting the requirement ahead of F-22 Raptor fighter jets. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley told reporters in Washington, D.C., Thursd...

Raytheon Teams with Warner Robins Air Logistics Center for JCA

Posted at: Sat Oct 14th, 2006

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 13, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has established a strategic partnership agreement with the Air Force's Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in Georgia to work together on a logistics approach to the Joint Cargo Aircraft program.

Boeing Begins Flight Tests and Laser Firings for Laser Gunship Program

Posted at: Sat Oct 14th, 2006

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13, 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has begun flight testing for the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) program and has generated "first light" of ATL's high-energy chemical laser in ground tests, achieving two key milestones in the l...

Sukhois 'splash' UK Tornados over Gwalior

Posted at: Sat Oct 14th, 2006

GWALIOR: IAF pilots flying their 'top-gun' Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets are developing a habit of simply outgunning their rivals. After 'splashing' F-15Cs and F-16s, they have now blown the British Tornados out of the clear blue skies.