News of January 14, 2006
U-2 fate up in the air
Posted at: Sat Jan 14th, 2006
Air Force officials won't comment on reports that the U-2 reconnaissance plane, stationed at Beale Air Force Base, will be phased out by 2011.
United Press International, citing anonymous sources, said the spy plane's fate is spelled out in the yet-to-be...
U.S. Airstrike Targeted al-Qaida Hideout
Posted at: Sat Jan 14th, 2006
(AP) An airstrike on a Pakistani village near the Afghan border targeted Osama bin Laden's right-hand man, Pakistani officials said Saturday. They said efforts were under way to determine if the elusive Ayman al-Zawahri or any other terror suspects were among at least 17 people killed.
Pentagon Accelerates Future Bomber Plans - J-UCAS Cancelled
Posted at: Sat Jan 14th, 2006
The Defense Department will begin work this year on a next-generation long-range strike aircraft, accelerating its bomber modernization plans by nearly two decades in an effort to quickly enhance the Air Force's effectiveness across the Asia-Pacific region.
