Report: pilot error caused B-1B crash

Posted at: Mon Sep 18th, 2006

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (ACCNS) -- Pilot error caused a B-1B aircraft to crash while landing on the runway at a forward deployed location May 8, 2006, according to an...

Raptor pilot training on Air Force birthday

Posted at: Mon Sep 18th, 2006

SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) -- Capt. Daniel Arkema will be flying the Air Force's newest fighter on the service's birthday -- not eating cake and ice cream and drinking punch. Instead, like for the past 15 years, he and other Airmen around the world will report to work to fight or support th...

Boeing Successful in Second Laser JDAM Moving Target Test

Posted at: Mon Sep 18th, 2006

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 18, 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] successfully completed its Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (LJDAM) weapon system flight test program on Sept. 15 with engagement of a target moving at 40 mph. "Laser JDAM continues to prove its effectiveness against moving...