CV-22 team concludes developmental testing

Posted at: Tue Oct 2nd, 2007

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The CV-22 Integrated Test Team marked the conclusion of developmental flight testing of the CV-22 Osprey during a farewell event at the 418th Flight Test Squadron here, Sept. 26.

General Atomics Awarded $37M for Predator Support, Retrofits

Posted at: Tue Oct 2nd, 2007

General Atomics of San Diego, Calif. is being awarded a contract modification for $21,914,173. This action will provide for organizational maintenance support for the Predator MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft systems at Creech AFB, NV and deployed sites worldw...

Northrop Awarded $44.4M for Global Hawk Support

Posted at: Tue Oct 2nd, 2007

The Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. of San Diego, Calif. is being awarded a contract modification for $44,461,740. The contractor shall provide all logistics support activities required to support the Global Hawk fielded systems and subsystems used in peac...

Gripen fighters deployed to UK for exercises with US Air Force

Posted at: Tue Oct 2nd, 2007

The Gripen squadron, one of two based at the Swedish Air Force F21 Wing in Lulea, Sweden, comprised ten (10) of the latest Gripen C/D versions of the fighter. The Gripen fighters were hosted by the 493rd Fighter Squadron “Grim Reapers”, which ope...

Successful Flight Tests of Tranche II EJ200 Engine Performed

Posted at: Tue Oct 2nd, 2007

Hallbergmoos - The first Tranche II EJ200 engine made its first flight from Caselle di Torino Airport (Italy) on September 14, 2007. The Tranche II standard EJ200 engine was installed in the Eurofighter IPA2 aircraft for flight testing purpose.