CENTAF releases airpower summary for Aug. 22
Posted on: Tue Aug 22nd, 2006 | af.mil

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- In Afghanistan Aug. 21, an Air Force B-1B Lancer provided close-air support to coalition troops in contact with anti-coalition forces near Musah Qal'eh. The B-1B expended guided bomb unit 31s and GBU-38s on enemy mortar positions, ending the engagement. Air Force A-10 Thunde...

GA-ASI and BAE Systems Successfully Demonstrate SAR on USAF F-16
Posted on: Tue Aug 22nd, 2006 | uav.com

SAN DIEGO -- 21 August 2006 -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft and high-resolution surveillance and radar imaging systems, along with its research partner BAE Systems, today announced that it has successfully completed a demonstration ...

USAF will place tanker program 'on pause' without new R&D dollars
Posted on: Tue Aug 22nd, 2006 | aimpoints.hq.af.mil

The Air Force will be forced again to delay awarding a contract for its multibillion-dollar KC-135 tanker replacement effort if Congress opts against pouring at least $70 million into the program’s research and development coffers next fiscal session, service officials tell Inside the Air Force.

Bagram A-10s surge for summer offensives
Posted on: Tue Aug 22nd, 2006 | af.mil

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- Six U.S. and coalition troops peer out from a remote position on a ridge top in Afghanistan.

Shuttle Launch Preps: Tricky Bolt Replacement a Success
Posted on: Tue Aug 22nd, 2006 | nasa.gov

On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers completed the difficult task of replacing bolts holding Atlantis' main communications antenna in place.

Saudi says to assemble some of its 72 Eurofighters
Posted on: Tue Aug 22nd, 2006 | today.reuters.com

RIYADH, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Monday an unspecified number of the 72 Eurofighter Typhoon warplanes it bought in a deal with the multinational Eurofighter consortium will be assembled in the kingdom.

B-1 Lancers join 379th fleet
Posted on: Tue Aug 22nd, 2006 | af.mil

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing welcomed its newest airframe to the fleet here Aug. 16.

JSF first flight delayed again
Posted on: Tue Aug 22nd, 2006 | janes.com

The first flight of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), originally scheduled to take place in August, could be pushed back as late as December, Brigadier General Charles Davis, Program Executive Officer for the F-35 Program Office, has told Jane's.

Pentagon Mulls JSF Delay
Posted on: Tue Aug 22nd, 2006 | military.com

The Navy and Marine Corps want to delay fielding of the Joint Strike Fighter by more than a year, according to Pentagon officials.