News of August 09, 2007
SECAF certifies Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuel blends for B-52H
Posted at: Thu Aug 9th, 2007
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne announced the completion of the Air Force's certification of Fischer-Tropsch fuel blends in the B-52H during a signing ceremony here today.
The signing ceremony certified that the blended FT and JP-8 fuel is...
Pratt & Whitney's F135 STOVL Team Completes Propulsion System Test
Posted at: Thu Aug 9th, 2007
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., August 8, 2007 – Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company, completed a series of crosswind validation tests for the F135 short-takeoff/vertical-landing (STOVL) engine at its test facility in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Most Capable RAF Typhoons Yet Go 'Multi-Role'
Posted at: Thu Aug 9th, 2007
Warton, United Kingdom. – BAE Systems has confirmed delivery of the first two <a href="/page/43/Eurofighter-Typhoon.html">Typhoon</a> combat aircraft with multi-role capability to the Royal Air Force.
Lockheed F-22 Raptor Air Dominance Fighters Begin Operational Service In Alaska
Posted at: Thu Aug 9th, 2007
ELMENDORF AFB, Alaska, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ceremonies held at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska today marked the formal beginning of operations for the Lockheed Martin <a href="/page/47/F-22-Raptor.html">F-22 Raptor</a> in the Pacific region.
Lockheed overcharged US government by $265m on F-35 JSF development programme
Posted at: Thu Aug 9th, 2007
Lockheed Martin overcharged the US government by $265 million on the <a href="/page/48/F-35-Lightning-II.html">F-35 Joint Strike Fighter</a> development programme, the company announced on 9 August.
The company is now in the process of reimbursing the funds to t...
Predator soars to record numbers of sorties
Posted at: Thu Aug 9th, 2007
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- When terrorists tried shooting mortar rounds at Balad Air Base in July, they didn't count on the tireless, unblinking eye of an <a href="/page/53/RQ-1-Predator.html">MQ-1 Predator</a> unmanned aerial vehicle overhead, transmitting their every mov...
Elmendorf welcomes F-22 Raptor
Posted at: Thu Aug 9th, 2007
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFPN) -- It was a historic day for Elmendorf as the base officially welcomed the first of its <a href="/page/47/F-22-Raptor.html">F-22 Raptor</a> fleet during a ceremony here Aug. 8.
Boeing Delivers Canada's First C-17
Posted at: Thu Aug 9th, 2007
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 08, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered the first of four <a href="/page/64/C-17-Globemaster-III.html">C-17 Globemaster IIIs</a> to the Canadian Forces during a ceremony at the company's Long Beach, Calif., C-17 manufacturing facility.
