Boeing Submits HH-47 Combat Search and Rescue Proposal to U.S. Air Force
Posted on: Mon Jan 7th, 2008 | Boeing

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 07, 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today submitted its revised HH-47 Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) helicopter proposal to the U.S. Air Force in response to Amendment Five of the service's original request for proposals.

B-2 missions take team effort
Posted on: Mon Jan 7th, 2008 | AFPN

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFPN) -- The B-2 Spirit is a two-person bomber that can strike a target virtually anywhere in the world. But it takes more than just the pair flying the B-2 to make the Spirit soar.

Australia wants the US F-22 Raptor for RAAF
Posted on: Mon Jan 7th, 2008 | news.com.au

THE Australian Government wants to include one of the world's most expensive fighter jets, the US-built F-22 Raptor, in its lineup of deadly weapons.

UK to order 10 more MQ-9 Reaper UAVs
Posted on: Mon Jan 7th, 2008 | dsca.mil

WASHINGTON, January 3, 2008 – On December 19, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom of MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Aircraft as well as associated equipment and services. The total value, if all options are exercise...

South Korean Introduction of US Spy Planes Hits Snag
Posted on: Mon Jan 7th, 2008 | koreatimes.co.kr

The government plan to purchase Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the United States is expected to hit a snag as the National Assembly cut almost all the budget proposed for the project in late December.

F-15 groundings likely to last through January
Posted on: Mon Jan 7th, 2008 | airforcetimes.com

It is likely to be long January for F-15 Eagle pilots.

India set to test upgraded ballistic missile in 2009
Posted on: Mon Jan 7th, 2008 | RIA Novosti

NEW DELHI, January 7 (RIA Novosti) - India will test fire a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with the range of up to 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) in the beginning of 2009, a senior defense research official said on Monday.

China set to launch manned space mission in 2008
Posted on: Mon Jan 7th, 2008 | RIA Novosti

BEIJING, January 7 (RIA Novosti) - China is planning to launch its third manned spacecraft and 15 carrier rockets, and orbit 17 satellites in 2008, a senior space official said on Monday.

Researchers use unique wind tunnel to determine impact of hypersonic speeds
Posted on: Mon Jan 7th, 2008 | afmc.af.mil

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Funding provided by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research has resulted in the world's only quiet hypersonic wind tunnel, which researchers are now using to test the performance of vehicles traveling at hypersonic speeds, or approximately 4,000 mph.

MQ-8B Fire Scout Flight Test Initiated by Northrop Using New Ship Control Segment
Posted on: Mon Jan 7th, 2008 | Northrop Grumman

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 7, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) initiated the next phase of the Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) MQ-8B Fire Scout development program with the first flight test using a Test and Training Control Segment. This co...