News of December 16, 2008
C-17 revolutionizing logistics in Antarctica
Posted at: Tue Dec 16th, 2008
MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- McChord Airmen assigned to the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron supporting Operation Deep Freeze completed the first operational C-17 Globemaster III airdrop to the Antarctic Gamburtsev Mountain Province Nov. 26...
Rolls-Royce signs $131 million F-35 STOVL Liftsystem contract
Posted at: Tue Dec 16th, 2008
Rolls-Royce has signed a $131 million contract with Pratt & Whitney to supply LiftSystems for the first six Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant F-35B Lightning II aircraft. This order is significant and represents the first product...
Russia to 'donate' 10 MiG-29 jet fighters to Lebanon
Posted at: Tue Dec 16th, 2008
MOSCOW, December 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will supply Lebanon with 10 MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters, Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr said on Tuesday after a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Anatoly Serdyukov.
