News of March 25, 2008
Northrop's Global Hawk UAV Sets 33-Hour Flight Endurance Record
Posted at: Tue Mar 25th, 2008
SAN DIEGO, March 25, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) RQ-4 Global Hawk set an endurance record for a full-scale, operational unmanned aircraft on Saturday, March 22, 2008, when it completed a flight of 33.1 hours at altit...
Australia to push US on supply of Raptor fighter
Posted at: Tue Mar 25th, 2008
Once again the Australian Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has signaled his desire to purchase the F-22 Raptor, to replace the ageing F-111 Aardvarks.
Fitzgibbon told ABC Radio: "I will continue to push for it so that it can become an option as part of our mix of considerations," ...
Final Tranche 1 Eurofighter Typhoon delivered to the Core Programme
Posted at: Tue Mar 25th, 2008
Hallbergmoos – With the handover of GT015, a German Twin-Seater aircraft, the final aircraft out of Tranche 1 destined for the four partner Air Forces of Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom in the core programme has been delivered on March 20, 2008.
