Northrop Grumman/EADS KC-30 Wins USAF Tanker Award - UPDATED

Posted at: Fri Feb 29th, 2008

WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne and Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb announced the selection of Northrup Grumman as the winner of the KC-X competition for development and procuremen...

Global Hawk UAV Aircraft Reaches 10 Years of Flight, 20,000 Flight Hours

Posted at: Fri Feb 29th, 2008

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 29, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system (UAS), built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), celebrated the 10th anniversary of its first flight on Feb. 28, 2008. On that date in 1998 the Global Hawk ma...

Russia's MiG hands 12 upgraded fighters over to Slovakia

Posted at: Fri Feb 29th, 2008

MOSCOW, February 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's MiG aircraft manufacturer transferred on Friday 12 MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters, modernized in line with NATO standards, to the Slovak Air Force.

Holland to Participate in F-35 IOT&E Phase; Intends to Buy 2 Test Articles

Posted at: Fri Feb 29th, 2008

The Dutch Parlement has announced it intends to participate in the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) phase of the F-35 Lightning II program. In a letter to the House of Representatives, the Minister of Defense writes a decision has been mad...

Air Force leaders testify about 2009 budget request

Posted at: Fri Feb 29th, 2008

WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- The Air Force's top two leaders testified before the House Armed Services Committee about the service's budget request for fiscal 2009 Feb. 27 in Washington. Addressing topics from recapitalization to personnel end strength, Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. ...

Russia's Bear bombers conduct patrol mission over the Atlantic

Posted at: Fri Feb 29th, 2008

MOSCOW, February 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers have successfully conducted a 10-hour routine patrol flight over the Atlantic Ocean, an Air Force spokesman said on Friday. "Four Tu-95 strategic bombers have performed the designated missions," Colonel Alexande...