News of March 27, 2008
Pentagon meeting held on F-35's future
Posted at: Thu Mar 27th, 2008
The Dallas-based Star-Telegram newspaper reports senior Pentagon officials met yesterday, to discuss the progress of development of the stealthy F-35 Lightning II fighter.
A-10 makes wheels-up landing at Edwards
Posted at: Thu Mar 27th, 2008
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- An Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II made an emergency landing here without its landing gear at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
The aircraft was participating in a Green Flag sortie out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The plane, which had one person aboard, was assigned t...
RAF Signs Deal For A330 Aircraft As Future Tankers
Posted at: Thu Mar 27th, 2008A fleet of new Airbus A330-200s will replace the RAF’s TriStar and VC-10 aircraft under a GBP 13 billion PFI deal signed today with AirTanker Ltd, announced Baroness Taylor, the Minister for Defence Equipment and Support.
