RMAF takes delivery of Sukhoi fighter aircraft

Posted at: Thu May 24th, 2007

After a four-year wait, the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will take delivery of two Sukhoi Su-30MKM multi-role fighter aircraft tomorrow. They will be the first two of 18 aircraft ordered by Malaysia in May 2003, being the most sophisticated aircraft of...

Northrop Grumman Presents Risk Reduction Approach to BAMS Program

Posted at: Thu May 24th, 2007

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has unveiled its testing and risk reduction approach for its Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) offer to the U.S. Navy. The approach is focused on delivering the lowest program execution risk and a system solut...

Gripen Crash Blamed on G-Forces

Posted at: Thu May 24th, 2007

According to test results carried out by the Swedish Accident Investigation Board, high G-forces were the mostly likely cause of a Gripen fighter aircraft ...

Gripen successfully fires Meteor in U.K.

Posted at: Thu May 24th, 2007

Gripen has conducted a successful live firing with the Meteor air-to-air missile, proving once again its reliability as a platform for the integration and testing of complex future missile systems for the world’s new generation combat aircraft. Gripen ...

CSAF's Scope highlights air dominance with F-22, F-35

Posted at: Thu May 24th, 2007

SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) -- The CSAF's Scope focuses on current topics the Air Force chief of staff feels are of special importance to today's Airmen. Among Gen. T. Michael Moseley's top issues this month is the Air Force's air dominance in the future. Two key parts of the ...