News of July 02, 2007
Materiel Command on track to deliver more F-22s
Posted at: Mon Jul 2nd, 2007
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) -- With <a href="/page/47/F-22-Raptor.html">F-22 Raptor</a> deliveries consistently on or ahead of schedule, Air Force officials received authorization from Congress to pursue multi-year agreements for Lots 7, 8 and 9, with the pote...
The Drone War
Posted at: Mon Jul 2nd, 2007
In the Global War on Terrorism, Air Force <a href="/page/53/RQ-1-Predator.html">Predators</a> and other unmanned aerial vehicles are constantly in action. They have become principal providers of critical intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance data and have played a combat rol...
IAF to buy all 126 aircraft from one company
Posted at: Mon Jul 2nd, 2007
NEW DELHI: Putting aside rumours of multi-vendor acquisition, the Indian Air Force (IAF) says it will acquire its 126 Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) from a single manufacturer.
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal F.H. Major said in an interview to a defence magazine: "The wo...
Multiyear purchase of F-22A fighters would save hundreds of millions of dollars
Posted at: Mon Jul 2nd, 2007
Using a single three-year contract to buy 60 <a href="/page/47/F-22-Raptor.html">F-22A fighter jets</a> along with engines and spare parts – rather than using three separate annual contracts – would save the U.S. Air Force hundreds of millions of dollars, ac...
Boeing Selects Supplier for Super Hornet Block II Infrared Search and Track Capability
Posted at: Mon Jul 2nd, 2007
ST. LOUIS, July 02, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has selected Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control division to supply up to 150 Infrared Search and Track (IRST) systems for <a href="/page/69/FA-18-Super-Hornet.html">Super Hornet</a> Block II aircraft. The select...
