Date for tanker contract award changed again
Posted on: Mon Oct 29th, 2007 | airforcetimes.com

Air Force officials have again revised the date they expect to award the contentious tanker contract, moving it up a month to Jan. 31.

Australia Defends F-18F Acquisition
Posted on: Mon Oct 29th, 2007 | defence.gov.au

Defence rejects claims to be aired tonight by the Four Corners program that suggest Australia is conceding its crucial air superiority in the region by purchasing the F-18F Super Hornet.

EADS to give nod for replacement Barracuda UCAV
Posted on: Mon Oct 29th, 2007 | Flight Global

EADS says it will make a final decision on whether to build a second Barracuda unmanned air vehicle demonstrator by the end of this year, with discussions under way with the German defence ministry on requirements for construction of a second aircraft to support its Agile UAV in a network-centric en...

Boeing Opens First F-15E Mission Training Center
Posted on: Mon Oct 29th, 2007 | Boeing

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 29, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has opened its first F-15E Mission Training Center (MTC) for the U.S. Air Force's 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The center will provide aircrews with high-fidelity, simulator-based training without the material an...