News of February 05, 2008
Bush Budget Has $585 Billion for Defense in 2009
Posted at: Tue Feb 5th, 2008
President Bush's budget for next year, sent to the Congress for debate on Monday, includes more than half a trillion dollars in basic defense spending, and another $70 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and related operations, for about half of the year. VOA's Al Pessin reports from t...
Northrop to Begin Production of First Australian F/A-18F Super Hornet
Posted at: Tue Feb 5th, 2008
AMITYVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 5, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has begun production of major structural components for the first F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
