Guam B-52s evacuate to Fairchild in wake of typhoon

Posted at: Sat Apr 7th, 2007

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. (AFNEWS) -- Aircrews and six B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, arrived here April 1 seeking refuge from Typhoon Kong-Rey, which ripped through the Western Pacific April 2.

Japan, U.S. eye Raptor exercise in April

Posted at: Sat Apr 7th, 2007

TOKYO -- Japan and the U.S. are close to finalizing plans to conduct the first joint exercise in mid-April involving F-22A Raptor stealth fighters temporarily deployed in Okinawa, a senior Defense Ministry official said April 6.

Sweden to invest billions in Gripen upgrade

Posted at: Sat Apr 7th, 2007

The Swedish government has said that it wants to upgrade 31 old Jas Gripen planes to bring them up to the same standard as later models. The cost of the project is estimated at 4.1 billion kronor ($577 million).