News of March 22, 2007
Airborne Laser fires tracking laser, hits target
Posted at: Thu Mar 22nd, 2007
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNEWS) -- The YAL-1A Airborne Laser, a modified Boeing 747-400F, successfully test fired its target illuminator laser March 15 d...
Eurofighter Typhoon Testing: 5,000 Flying Hours, Meteor and More
Posted at: Thu Mar 22nd, 2007
Hallbergmoos -- The four Nation Eurofighter Typhoon test fleet has achieved the 5,000th flying hour. The milestone flight, piloted by Capt. Carlos Esteban Pinilla EADS CASA Eurofighter test pilot on Monday 19 March at Moron, saw IPA4 undertake environm...
Boeing work on Second C-130 AMP aircraft progressing on schedule, below cost
Posted at: Thu Mar 22nd, 2007
SAN ANTONIO, March 21, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] is progressing on schedule as the second C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) aircraft prepares for its first flight. Boeing began modifications on the C-130, an H2.5 model, in April 2...
