Meteor Missile Hits its Target

Posted at: Wed Mar 19th, 2008

The second 'active seeker' firing of the Meteor Missile, which is being developed for the Typhoon jet plane, has taken place over Sweden, where the Meteor successfully hit its drone target.

War of words escalates over Air Force tanker contract

Posted at: Wed Mar 19th, 2008

The fight for the right to build $40 billion worth of Air Force aerial refueling tankers escalated once more Tuesday. Boeing Co. issued a 22-page summary of its complaints over losing the high-profile contract, leading with the argument that the Air Force tweaked requirements for the ...

F-35C Stealth on the Carrier Deck Means High Performance, Low Maintenance

Posted at: Wed Mar 19th, 2008

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 18th, 2008 -- The U.S. Navy's version of the Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] F-35 Lightning II is scheduled to make its first flight next year, but technicians have spent the last decade perfecting the aircraft’s stealth design ...

NATO fighters scramble again to intercept Russian Bear bombers

Posted at: Wed Mar 19th, 2008

MOSCOW, March 19 (RIA Novosti) - NATO fighters scrambled to accompany Russian Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers on a regular patrol over the Atlantic on Wednesday, a Russian Air Force spokesman said. Two Bear bombers conducted a 16-hour patrol mission Wednesday over the Atlantic Ocean and...