Russian SU fighters find a home in Malaysia (op/ed)

Posted at: Wed Dec 12th, 2007

MOSCOW. (Yury Zaitsev for RIA Novosti) - One of the highlights of the LIMA-2007 international maritime and aerospace show, held December 4-8 on Langkawi Island in Malaysia, was the Russian built Su-30MKM multirole fighter.

F-22 receives FOC status at Langley

Posted at: Wed Dec 12th, 2007

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (ACCNS) -- F-22 Raptors here reached Full Operational Capability Dec. 12, according to Gen. John D.W. Corley, Air Combat Command commander. The announcement officially makes Langley's F-22 squadrons combat ready. FOC for the F-22 means the ...

Lockheed Opens New Space Exploration Development Laboratory For Orion And Constellation

Posted at: Wed Dec 12th, 2007

Houston, TX, December 12th, 2007 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today the opening of its new space Exploration Development Laboratory in a ceremony dedicating the facility to support the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Project Orion and Constellation Program. ...

Boeing-led Poseidon Team Begins Production of First P-8A Fuselage

Posted at: Wed Dec 12th, 2007

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 12, 2007 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and its Poseidon industry team yesterday celebrated the start of P-8A fuselage production at Spirit AeroSystems' Wichita, Kan., facility. During a ceremony that also included U.S. Navy personnel, Spirit employees loaded the first P-8A fuselage components...

Boeing Completes First Mission System Test Flight of Peace Eagle AEW&C

Posted at: Wed Dec 12th, 2007

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 12, 2007 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has conducted a successful first mission system flight test of a 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft for Turkey's Peace Eagle program. During the flight from Boeing Field in Seattle, Wash., Boeing and Turkish industry ...