News of August 22, 2007
RAF jets scrambled to intercept Russian bomber
Posted at: Wed Aug 22nd, 2007
Typhoon F2s took on their first operational duties on 29 June 2007, when they assumed responsibility for the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) element of UK and NATO air defence in the southern part of the country at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire.
Joint Strike Fighter 'a tough task'
Posted at: Wed Aug 22nd, 2007
An executive of the company building Australia's hi-tech F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) says the project has thrown up challenges similar to competing in a triathlon.
Tom Burbage, general manager of program integration for the JSF at Lock...
Boeing Delivers First Upgraded Phase II CF-18 Hornet to Canada
Posted at: Wed Aug 22nd, 2007
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 22, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and industry partner L-3 Communications MAS, Inc., delivered Monday the first modernized Phase II CF-18 fighter to the Canadian Department of Defense.
