News of June 28, 2006
CENTAF releases airpower summary for June 28
Posted at: Wed Jun 28th, 2006SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for June 28. In Iraq June 27, Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons conducted a precision strike against an anti-Iraqi forces compound near Baghdad. The F-16s expended a guided bomb unit-38...
French Air Force Adds Home-Grown Fighter to Its Arsenal
Posted at: Wed Jun 28th, 2006
The French air force took delivery of its first batch of the Frence-made Rafale fighter planes on June 27, with the manufacturer of the long-delayed jet, Dassault Aviation, still looking for the first foreign order for the aircraft.
ACC to bring Predator, Global Hawk programs under single roof
Posted at: Wed Jun 28th, 2006
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, VA -- Air Combat Command this fall will merge the Air Force's two high-profile unmanned aerial vehicle program offices under a single shop, aiming to begin using common sensor suites on Predator and Global Hawk UAVs, a service official says.
Lockheed Gets $116 Million for UK Joint Strike Fighter Version Development
Posted at: Wed Jun 28th, 2006
(DoD Contract Announcement) - Lockheed Martin Corp. - Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Ft. Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $115,836,036 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract.
This modification provides for integration of the United Kingdom version of the joint s...
Boeing Completes First Delta IV West Coast Launch
Posted at: Wed Jun 28th, 2006
St. Louis, June 27, 2006 -- Boeing completed the first flight of a Delta IV rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., today with the successful launch of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite, NROL-22. The launch is the first West Coast mission completed for the U.S. Air Force Evol...
