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Military Aviation News May 9, 2011

Lockheed Martin Delivers First Usaf Production F-35 Lightning II

The U.S. Air Force has accepted into its fleet the first of a planned 1,763 production-model Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters….

Military Aviation News May 6, 2011

US Air Force Reserve tanker crew first operational crew to refuel F-35

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AFNS)Â –Â What started out as a routine mission for Airmen from the Air Force Reserve Command’s 916th Air Refueling Wing…

Military Aviation News, Space News May 4, 2011

U.S. Air Force Poised To Launch First-Of-Its-Kind Space Based Infrared System Satellite

The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin [NYSE : LMT] are ready to launch the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft on…

Military Aviation News April 25, 2011

Boeing-built GPS Operational Control Segment Enters Service with US Air Force

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 25, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that its GPS Operational Control Segment (OCS) has gained full operational status with…

Military Aviation News April 25, 2011

US Air Force officials announce helicopter acquisition strategy

4/25/2011Â -Â WASHINGTON (AFNS)Â –Â Air Force officials announced their strategy here April 25 to recapitalize the Air Force’s helicopter fleet, which is critical to nuclear weapon security response,…

Military Aviation News April 1, 2011

USAF A-10 from Spangdahlem crashes in Germany

4/1/2011Â -Â SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS)Â –Â An Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashed about 3:57 p.m. local time April 1 north of the city of Wittlich, Germany….

Military Aviation News March 22, 2011

USAF F-15E Strike Eagle crashed in Lybia

U.S. military confirms U.S. fighter jet crashes in Libya, says one crewman recovered, one “in process of recovery.” Â Photo: Rob Vogelaar, ZAPP

Military Aviation News March 18, 2011

Northrop T-38 Talon completes 50 years of service

3/18/2011Â -Â RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS)Â –Â Officials commemorated the T-38 Talon supersonic jet trainer’s 50th service anniversary in a ceremony here March 17. The T-38 was…

Military Aviation News February 15, 2011

Lockheed Martin Awarded $270 Million C-130 Aircrew Training System Contract

ORLANDO, Fla., February 15th, 2011 — The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $270 million contract for C-130 Aircrew Training Systems (ATS),…

Military Aviation News February 14, 2011

A New Shadow is Cast

The first Combat Shadow II for the United States Air Force Special Operations Command has completed manufacture at the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta. Following…

Military Aviation News January 25, 2011

USAF F-15E Strike Eagle flies with new radar system

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS)Â –Â Officials took a step forward in the F-15E Strike Eagle’s continuous technological evolution as the Air Force’s most versatile combat…

Military Aviation News January 3, 2011

USAF C-17 marks 2 millionth flight hour during airdrop

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS)Â –Â last month, the C-17 Globemaster III celebrated its two millionth flight hour. As a testament to the C-17 mission tempo,…

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