News of April 19, 2007
A-10s return to Bagram
Posted at: Thu Apr 19th, 2007
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFNEWS) -- Increased firepower is in the making for U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 354th Fighter Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., arrived April 17 to br...
Boeing emerges sole bidder in $2.5 billion South Korea jet fighter deal
Posted at: Thu Apr 19th, 2007
Mumbai: US aerospace giant Boeing Co has remained the only company to bid for a $2.5-billion contract to supply South Korea with 20 jet fighters by 2012 as the deadline for bidding ended on April 18, South Korea's defence procurement agency said.
JAS-39 Gripen fighter jet crashes, pilot ejects
Posted at: Thu Apr 19th, 2007
A JAS Gripen fighter plane has crashed at Vidsel airport in Norrbotten in northern Sweden.
"We first got the alert from the tower in Vidsel at 3.42pm," Stefan Johansson from the Air Rescue Coordination Centre in Gothenburg told The Local...
Boeing KC-767 Tanker Extends Wing Refueling Hoses for First Time
Posted at: Thu Apr 19th, 2007
ST. LOUIS, April 19, 2007 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-767A Tanker reached another significant test milestone April 12 when its aircrew successfully extended and retracted the left and right Wing Aerial Refueling Pod (WARP) hoses for the first time.
