Pratt & Whitney F135 Engine Exceeds 9,000 SDD Ground Test Hours

Posted at: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine exceeded 9,000 system development and demonstration (SDD) ground test ho...

US Airstrike in Somalia Targets al-Qaida Suspect

Posted at: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008

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 at: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008

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. The Southeast Asian country will receive a total of 18 Su-30MK...

Czech and Hungarian Air Force technicians training in Sweden

Posted at: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008

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 at: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008

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.