Airborne Laser fires tracking laser, hits target
Posted on: Thu Mar 22nd, 2007 | AFPN

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNEWS) -- The YAL-1A Airborne Laser, a modified Boeing 747-400F, successfully test fired its target illuminator laser March 15 during a five-hour test flight.

Eurofighter Typhoon Testing: 5,000 Flying Hours, Meteor and More
Posted on: Thu Mar 22nd, 2007 | eurofighter.com

Hallbergmoos -- The four Nation Eurofighter Typhoon test fleet has achieved the 5,000th flying hour. The milestone flight, piloted by Capt. Carlos Esteban Pinilla EADS CASA Eurofighter test pilot on Monday 19 March at Moron, saw IPA4 undertake environmental data gathering with a Meteor air-to-air mi...

Boeing work on Second C-130 AMP aircraft progressing on schedule, below cost
Posted on: Thu Mar 22nd, 2007 | Boeing

SAN ANTONIO, March 21, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] is progressing on schedule as the second C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) aircraft prepares for its first flight. Boeing began modifications on the C-130, an H2.5 model, in April 2005.