V-22 Fatigue Test Aircraft Surpasses 20,000 Effective Flight Hours

Posted at: Thu Mar 8th, 2007

Ft. Worth, TX – March 8, 2007 -- The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey program's Airframe Fatigue Test Program surpassed the 20,000 Effective Flight Hour (EFH) milestone on Feb. 22, 2007. The Fatigue Test Program, involving a full size V-22 aircraft, began in June...

Lockheed Martin, Kaman Aerospace Team to Offer Advanced Manned and Unmanned Helicopter Systems Worldwide

Posted at: Thu Mar 8th, 2007

OWEGO, NY, March 8, 2007 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Kaman Aerospace Corporation (KAC) of Bloomfield, CT, have teamed to market advanced manned and unmanned helicopter systems worldwide for government applications. Lockheed Martin and Kaman intend to build upon the proven performance...

Boeing KC-767 Tanker Completes First Fuel Offload to Receiver

Posted at: Thu Mar 8th, 2007

ST. LOUIS, March 08, 2007 -- A Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-767 Tanker made history March 5 when it successfully extended its fifth generation, fly-by-wire air refueling boom and transferred fuel for the first time to another aircraft.

Gripen corruption probe deepens

Posted at: Thu Mar 8th, 2007

Former Foreign Affairs Minister Jan Kavan has become the biggest casualty in the mounting corruption scandal over the Czech Republic's acquisition of 14 ...