U.S. delays F-22 Raptor fighters arrival in Japan

Posted at: Mon Feb 12th, 2007

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (Reuters) - The arrival of 12 U.S. F-22 fighter planes at a U.S. air base on Japan's southern island of Okinawa was delayed on Sunday without word on a new date for their first deployment outside the United States.

MH-60S 'Armed Helo' completes developmental test

Posted at: Mon Feb 12th, 2007

NAVAIR Patuxent River, MD – Navy MH-60S Seahawk testers here achieved a double milestone as they completed developmental testing of the "Armed Helo" mission kit with first-time Hellfire air-to-ground missile shots from the aircraft January 30.

F-15 Strike Eagles take over close-air-support mission at Bagram

Posted at: Mon Feb 12th, 2007

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFNEWS) -- The F-15 Strike Eagle recently swapped out with the A-10 Thunderbolt II to assume responsibility of the close-air-support mission here.

F-35 Lightning II Logs Flight Progress

Posted at: Mon Feb 12th, 2007

FORT WORTH, Texas, February 12, 2007 -- The Cooperative Avionics Test Bed, a highly modified 737 designed to validate the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II's powerful avionics, has satisfied all test objectives within its initial flight-clear...

Boeing Offers KC-767 Advanced Tanker to U.S. Air Force

Posted at: Mon Feb 12th, 2007

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 12, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that it will offer the KC-767 Advanced Tanker for the U.S. Air Force's KC-X Tanker competition.

Boeing KC-767 Tanker Extends Hose for First Time

Posted at: Mon Feb 12th, 2007

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 12, 2007 -- A Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-767 Tanker aircraft reached another major milestone Saturday when its aircrew successfully extended and retracted the refueling hose from the centerline Hose Drum Unit (HDU) during a test flight over K...