News of April 04, 2009
Fiscal 2010 budget to reflect 'fundamental shift' in defense
Posted at: Sat Apr 4th, 2009
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will make budget decisions this weekend that will indicate a "fundamental shift in direction" for the department, the Pentagon press secretary said April 3. "These are not changes to the margins," Geoff Morrell said. The chan...
Global Hawk eclipses 30,000 flying hours
Posted at: Sat Apr 4th, 2009
BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., -- On March 31 an RQ-4 Global Hawk took off to begin a 22-hour combat sortie and approximately two and a half hours into the flight, eclipsed the 30,000 hour mark for the Global Hawk program.
