News of October 29, 2006
BAE ready for second phase of Eurofighter
Posted at: Sun Oct 29th, 2006
Work is about to begin on final assembly of a second batch of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.
The first planes from the Tranche 2 standard Eurofighter Typhoon will soon roll off the assembly lines in Lancashire and Germany. The IPA7 (Instrumented ...
HAL's next: Upgradation of MiG-29s in 2008
Posted at: Sun Oct 29th, 2006
CHANDIGARH: The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will begin upgrading the Indian Air Force's (IAF) air superiority Russian fighter MiG-29s from 2008.
The HAL Managing Director (MiG) KP Puri, from the Nasik-based MiG complex, told TOI on S...
F-117: A long, storied history that is about to end
Posted at: Sun Oct 29th, 2006
HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFPN) -- After 25 years of storied service, the F-117 Nighthawk, the Air Force's first stealth fighter, is about to retire. The technology that once made it a unique weapon system has now caught up to it and newer fighter ai...
