Discovery Rolls to Launch Pad 39B

Posted at: Fri Nov 10th, 2006

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Space Shuttle Discovery has arrived at Launch Pad 39B following an overnight move from the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building. Perched atop the mobile launcher platform and carried by a massive...

US Air Force hopes to revive modest B-52 jammer program

Posted at: Fri Nov 10th, 2006

WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force hopes to revive a competition to add modest electronic warfare capabilities to the B-52 bomber, a program canceled during the fiscal 2006 budget process, a top general said on Thursday.

Nellis' Attack Squadron Shows Off The New 'Reaper'

Posted at: Fri Nov 10th, 2006

Air Force commanders unveiled the first unmanned attack aircraft and a squadron to fly it. Eyewitness News went to take a look at this "big brother" to the unmanned Predator spy plane.

Israel negotiates purchase of 100 F-35 fighter jets in $5 billion deal

Posted at: Fri Nov 10th, 2006

FORT WORTH, Texas- Israel Air Force is considering ordering 100 of Lockheed Martins' F-35 fighter jets at a cost of some 5 billion dollars to be delivered as of 2014. In recent months, senior IAF officers and defense ministry officials ha...

Raptor wing does not forget its past on road to future

Posted at: Fri Nov 10th, 2006

AN ANTONIO (AFPN) -- Though a unit's past might be dotted with a book full of famous Air Force firsts, over the decades, its Airmen tend to forget that. And sometimes, living up to a fabled heritage is just not an easy thing to do. That is one reason Brig. Gen. Burt F...

Australia: Joint Strike Fighter 'a step closer'

Posted at: Fri Nov 10th, 2006

Australia has moved a step closer to acquiring its new combat aircraft, the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Defence Minister Brendan Nelson has announced the government has given first-pass approval for Australia's purchase of the JSF, which h...