UK’s Search and Rescue network to be maintained
The UK’s network of Search and Rescue stations is to be restored from 26 to 28, Armed Forces Minister Bill Rammell has confirmed. The MOD…
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Italian AMXs Head to Afghanistan on November 4
The Italian Air Force will deploy four AMX fighter-bombers to Afghanistan on Nov. 4. The aircraft will be based at Herat and take over reconnaissance…
British ground troops and pilots train for Afghanistan in simulator
A new Afghanistan database at the Air Battlespace Training Centre (ABTC) in RAF Waddington is providing ground troops and pilots with a realistic simulator in…
Northrop Grumman Begins Producing First International F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Northrop Grumman Corporation has begun producing the center fuselage for the first international F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, an F-35B short take off, vertical landing (STOVL)…
US Air Force Officials Announce Candidate Bases for JSF
Eleven bases have been selected as candidate bases and include for training: Boise Air Terminal Air Guard Station, Idaho; Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.; Holloman…
Survivors Unlikely in Midair Crash, Pentagon Official Says
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2009 – Search efforts continue after two military aircraft collided off the California coast yesterday, but a Defense Department official said it’s…
Boeing to Upgrade CV-22 Trainer With Virtual Reality Enhancements
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], with partner Bell Helicopter, has received a contract from the U.S. Navy to upgrade the CV-22 Cabin Part Task Trainer…
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates First Successful Flight Test for paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bombs
ARCHBALD, PA, October 29th, 2009 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully completed the first in a series of flight tests of the paveway II Plus…
Boeing Receives Follow-on Contract to Upgrade B-1 Bomber’s Avionics Software
LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 29, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced it has received an $84 million contract from the U.S. Air…
U.S. AIR FORCE AWARDS ALENIA NORTH AMERICA APPROXIMATELY $7 MILLION TRAINING CONTRACT FOR U.S. AIR ADVISORS IN THE AFGHAN C-27/G.222
Washington, D.C. – October 27, 2009 – Alenia North America, a subsidiary of Alenia Aeronautica – a Finmeccanica Company – has been awarded a contract…
Morocco – CH-47D CHINOOK Helicopters
WASHINGTON, October 26, 2009 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of three CH-47D CHINOOK…
Boeing Supports Japan’s 2nd Successful Test of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System
KAUAI, Hawaii, Oct. 28, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] on Oct. 27 played a key role in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s second…
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