News of October 14, 2009
Lockheed Unveils First New F-16 For Pakistan
Posted at: Wed Oct 14th, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas, October 13th, 2009 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] unveiled the first of 18 new F-16s being produced for Pakistan in ceremonies today at its Fort Worth, Texas, facility. Officials including the Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. and Pakistan Air ...
Boeing Advanced Tactical Laser Strikes Moving Target in Test
Posted at: Wed Oct 14th, 2009
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 19 damaged a moving ground vehicle from the air using the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) aircraft, completing ATL's first air-to-ground, high-power laser engagement of a mobile target...
Russia says questions remain over U.S. missile-defense plans
Posted at: Wed Oct 14th, 2009
MOSCOW, October 14 (RIA Novosti) - Recent developments in U.S. missile shield plans are positive, but Moscow still has a number of questions on the issue, a Russian deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday.Sergei Ryabkov said Russia was "particularly interested" in "what we should ex...
