C-17 Globemaster III celebrates 16 years of flight

Posted at: Mon Sep 17th, 2007

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan (AFPN) -- At 16 years young, the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is the newest and most versatile aircraft in the mobility fleet. And, according to those who fly it, it is the best the Air Force has seen in its 60 years.

Airmen support NATO AWACS operations

Posted at: Mon Sep 17th, 2007

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (AFPN) -- Twenty-eight thousand feet in the sky above Hamburg, Germany, and more than 4,200 miles from home, a crew from a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling squadron supports a NATO E-3 Sentry.

Task force, not Air Force, to oversee UAVs

Posted at: Mon Sep 17th, 2007

The U.S. Air Force will not become the central agency for medium-to-high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England has decided. Instead, the Pentagon will keep a closer watch on the individual services’ unmanned aircraft programs, seeking to fore...

Russian strategic bombers to conduct exercises this week

Posted at: Mon Sep 17th, 2007

MOSCOW, September 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russian strategic bombers will conduct a series of long-range training flights, with aerial refueling during the exercises, scheduled for September 18-21, an Air Force spokesman said Monday.

Lockheed F-35 JSF flight test changes planned

Posted at: Mon Sep 17th, 2007

Streamlined flight testing, coalition buys and an integrated global supply chain for production and sutainment are among initiatives being pursued to keep the Joint Strike Fighter programme on budget and on track as it reaches the mid-point of developmen...

Saudis to buy Typhoon aircraft

Posted at: Mon Sep 17th, 2007

The Government of Saudi Arabia has reached agreement with the UK Government to purchase 72 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. The agreement follows plans outlined in December 2005 to establish a greater partnership in modernising the Saudi Ar...