News of March 25, 2008
Final Tranche 1 Eurofighter Typhoon delivered to the Core Programme
Mar 25 - 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.
Australia to push US on supply of Raptor fighter
Mar 25 - 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 …
Northrop's Global Hawk UAV Sets 33-Hour Flight Endurance Record
Mar 25 - 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.
