News of June 26, 2008
First A400M Military Transporter Rolled Out
Posted at: Thu Jun 26th, 2008
In a ceremony presided over by His Majesty Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, Airbus Military has today rolled out the first complete A400M military transport aircraft from the Final Assembly Line facility in Seville, Spain.
Designed initially to a recognised requirement for a new airlifte...
Thunderbirds 'Soar into Solstice' at Eielson AFB
Posted at: Thu Jun 26th, 2008
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- More than 6,000 people in the local area took the afternoon off to venture out to Eielson Air Force Base for the 2008 "Soaring into Solstice" Thunderbirds Show June 24.
Opening the event was a four-ship flyby of the 18th Aggressor Squadron's own ...
Boeing Statement on GAO Tanker Protest Report
Posted at: Thu Jun 26th, 2008
ST. LOUIS, June 25, 2008 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today responded to the public release of the full redacted Government Accountability Office (GAO) report sustaining the company's protest of the U.S. Air Force's award of a $35 ...
USAF formally revives B-52 jammer with five-year study
Posted at: Thu Jun 26th, 2008
The US Air Force has revived a plan to transform a portion of the Boeing B-52 bomber fleet into long-range, radar-jamming platforms, formally launching a five-year study phase on 23 June.
The revival comes nearly three years after the USAF was forced to ...
Raptor raises the stakes in Iraq
Posted at: Thu Jun 26th, 2008
As conditions on the ground in Iraq show steady signs of improvement the RAF are finding innovative ways to carry out reconnaissance missions which in turn are helping land troops to deal with the threat of enemy forces.
RAF Lossiemouth's 12 Squadron have just arrived in the Gulf, rep...
