Deployed B-52 bombers complete first multi-location, simultaneous sortie
Posted on: Tue Mar 11th, 2008 | pacaf.af.mil

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Four B-52 Stratofortress aircraft and 26 crew members assigned to the Expeditionary Bomb Squadron made history at 10:15 a.m. local time Mar. 6 as they simultaneously hit targets at four separate locations throughout the Pacific.

Russia's MiG signs $1bln deal to upgrade 70 Indian fighters
Posted on: Tue Mar 11th, 2008 | RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, March 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's MiG has signed a contract with the Indian Defense Ministry to upgrade around 70 MiG-29 fighters, in service since the 1980s, a spokesman for the aircraft manufacturer said on Tuesday.

Northrop Updates Job Projections for Air Force KC-45A Tanker Program
Posted on: Tue Mar 11th, 2008 | Northrop Grumman

KC-45A Will Support More Than 48,000 Direct and Indirect American Jobs At More Than 230 U.S. Suppliers; None of These Jobs Will Move to Europe

U.S. Air Force Completes KC-45A Tanker Debriefing to Northrop Grumman
Posted on: Tue Mar 11th, 2008 | Northrop Grumman

LOS ANGELES - March 10, 2008 - The U.S. Air Force completed its debriefing to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today and fully explained why the company's KC-45A tanker offering was clearly the superior tanker for the contract to replace the service's aerial refueling tankers.

Israel May Switch to STOVL JSFs
Posted on: Tue Mar 11th, 2008 | defensenews.com

Tel Aviv - Expanding missile threats could prompt Israel to switch its Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) procurement plans from the U.S. Air Force's F-35A to the F-35B Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) version designed for the U.S. Marine Corps.