Veterans Celebrate The 90th Anniversary Of The RAF
Posted on: Tue Apr 1st, 2008 | Royal Air Force (UK)

A Chinook helicopter from RAF Odiham landed at the RAF Museum in North London yesterday to deliver badges for dozens of veterans on the eve of the RAF’s 90th anniversary.

'Aim-120 AMRAAM derivative could be used as ASAT weapon'
Posted on: Tue Apr 1st, 2008 | aviationweek.com

David Fulghum of Aviation Week's Ares blog wrote an interesting article about new capabilities being developed for the AIM-120 AMRAAM missile. It could, however, also be used as an ASAT weapon.

Northrop Grumman Begins Assembling First F-35 Production Jet
Posted on: Tue Apr 1st, 2008 | Northrop Grumman

PALMDALE, Calif., April 1, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has begun assembling the center fuselage for the first production Lightning II jet, a weight-optimized, U.S. Air Force F-35A conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) variant designated AF-6. The center fusela...

General Atomics awarded $79M for Predator Hellfire kits; 4 new Reapers
Posted on: Tue Apr 1st, 2008 | DoD

General Atomics Aeronautical System, Inc., of San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a firm fixed price contract for $49,870,416.

Upgraded B-52 still on cutting edge
Posted on: Tue Apr 1st, 2008 | ACCNS

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (ACCNS) -- The B-52 Stratofortress is continually modified with new technology making the 50-year-old airframe one of the Air Force's most effective long-range heavy bombers.