RAF get a lift from Sixth C-17
Posted on: Mon Dec 3rd, 2007 | raf.mod.uk

The RAF’s ability to transport heavy equipment and supplies to troops in theatre was significantly enhanced with the purchase of a sixth C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft. The purchase of the aircraft, through a £130 million contract with the Boeing Company, was announced today by Baroness T...

F-35: As other nations delay purchases, U.S. pays price
Posted on: Mon Dec 3rd, 2007 | star-telegram.com

Foreign nations are in no rush to place orders for Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, and that threatens to push the planes' rising cost even higher and shrink future orders.

Russian Air Force to receive 20 modernized Su-24 bombers
Posted on: Mon Dec 3rd, 2007 | RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, December 3 (RIA Novosti) - An Air Force regiment deployed in Russia's Far East will be equipped with 20 upgraded Su-24M Fencer tactical bombers in the near future, a spokesman said Monday.

Boeing Wins $45 Million U.S. Air Force B-1B Upgrade Contract
Posted on: Mon Dec 3rd, 2007 | Boeing

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 03, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a $45 million U.S. Air Force contract to upgrade the B-1B bomber's avionics software.