Airmen, industry say goodbye to F-117A stealth fighter

Posted at: Thu Mar 13th, 2008

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force-industry team responsible for providing program oversight to the F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter aircraft said farewell during a ceremony March 11 here.

Russian strategic bombers continue patrol flights - Air Force

Posted at: Thu Mar 13th, 2008

MOSCOW, March 13 (RIA Novosti) - Four Russian strategic bombers flew on Thursday routine patrol missions over the Atlantic Ocean and the Black Sea that lasted over 10 hours, an Air Force spokesman said. "Two ...

Indian Navy chief to inspect MiG-29K assembly in Russia

Posted at: Thu Mar 13th, 2008

MOSCOW, March 13 (RIA Novosti) - The Indian Navy's chief of staff will inspect on Friday the assembly of MiG-29K Fulcrum-D fighters at a plant near Moscow, a Russian military source said.

Northrop's BAMS RQ-4N Global Hawk 'Exceeds Requirements Across the Spectrum'

Posted at: Thu Mar 13th, 2008

BETHPAGE, N.Y., March 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) stated today that its Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) proposal, pre-contract activity and risk reduction efforts demonstrate an offer that clearly brings the best value solution to the U.S. Navy. North...

Lockheed Martin F-35 Succeeds in First Aerial Refueling Test

Posted at: Thu Mar 13th, 2008

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 13th, 2008 -- The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II successfully completed the first stage of its airborne refueling tests during the aircraft’s 34th flight yesterday. Aerial refueling capability will expand the...

First Active Duty USAF C-130J Combat Squadron Receives New Aircraft

Posted at: Thu Mar 13th, 2008

MARIETTA, Ga., March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has delivered a sixth C-130J Super Hercules to the 41st Airlift Squadron, a unit of the 463rd Airlift Group, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The 41st, also known as the...

Four Eurofighter Typhoon Air Forces United in Exercise

Posted at: Thu Mar 13th, 2008

Hallbergmoos, 13 March 2008. For the first time, all four Eurofighter Typhoon core Air Forces from Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom combined their skills for a mutual exercise at Moron Air Force Base, near Sevilla, upon invitation of the Spanish Air Force. Codenamed "Typhoon Meet", the d...