Kunsan Airmen paint first arctic F-16 for Eielson
Posted on: Thu Dec 6th, 2007 | pacaf.af.mil

KUNSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Airmen from the 8th Maintenance Squadron corrosion shop recently completed painting the first U.S. Air Force F-16 aircraft with an arctic scheme.

Officials stand down F-15 A-D models until further notice
Posted on: Thu Dec 6th, 2007 | ACCNS

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- The commander of Air Combat Command directed the stand-down Dec. 3 of all ACC F-15 A through D model aircraft until further notice.

Russia to test fifth-generation fighter in 2009
Posted on: Thu Dec 6th, 2007 | RIA Novosti

LANGKAWI, December 6 (RIA Novosti) - Flight tests of a fifth-generation Russian-Indian fighter will begin as early as 2009 and mass production of the aircraft may start by 2015, the Sukhoi aircraft maker said Wednesday.

Northrop Awarded $54.9M for MQ-1 sensors
Posted on: Thu Dec 6th, 2007 | DoD

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems of San Jose, Calif., is being awarded a contract for $54,900,000.

Northrop Authorizes Suppliers to Begin Work On F-35 LRIP-1
Posted on: Thu Dec 6th, 2007 | Northrop Grumman

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 6, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has authorized Terma, Lystrup, Denmark and Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), Ankara, Turkey to begin fabricating subassemblies for the first two F-35 Lightning II production aircraft.

Super Hornets on track for delivery to RAAF
Posted on: Thu Dec 6th, 2007 | news.com.au

THE first components of the RAAF's new Super Hornet aircraft have been assembled in the US, with the first of 24 aircraft on track for delivery late in 2009.

Atlantis Launch Postponed
Posted on: Thu Dec 6th, 2007 | NASA

Dec. 6, 10:30 a.m. EST: During tanking, two of four LH2 Engine Cutoff (ECO) sensors failed to respond appropriately, which is a Launch Commit Violation. The requirement to proceed calls for 3 of 4. The launch was scrubbed at 9:56 a.m. EST on the recommendation of Launch Director Doug Lyons.