Pratt & Whitney F135 Engine Exceeds 9,000 SDD Ground Test Hours
Posted on: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 | Pratt & Whitney

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine exceeded 9,000 system development and demonstration (SDD) ground test hours this week. This achievement, in addition to the 3,600 test hours accumulated during the F-35 concept demonstration program, puts engine test progr...

US Airstrike in Somalia Targets al-Qaida Suspect
Posted on: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 | Voice of America

In Somalia, several dozen residents of Dobley town, near the Kenyan border, are reportedly trying to cross into Kenya following a U.S. military air strike that was aimed at terror suspects in the area. VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu has details from our East Africa Bureau in Nairobi.

Russia's Sukhoi delivers new batch of Su-30 fighters to Malaysia
Posted on: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 | RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, March 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has delivered four Su-MKM fighter planes to Malaysia under a contract signed in 2003, a spokesman for the Sukhoi aircraft manufacturer said on Monday.

Czech and Hungarian Air Force technicians training in Sweden
Posted on: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 | Gripen International

With Gripen new generation fighters now in operational service in the Czech Republic and Hungary, the training of Air Force ground crew by Sweden is a vital element of the successful relationship.

Edwards celebrates Global Hawk's 10-year birthday
Posted on: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 | edwards.af.mil

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Ten years ago, Edwards witnessed the first flight of the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle. The aircraft flew for one hour at an altitude of 32,000 feet.