Tight time schedule for Norwegian fighter aircraft bid
Posted on: Wed Apr 16th, 2008 | norwaypost.no

The producer of the US Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), Lokcheed Martin, will not be able to meet the deadline for bidding for the delivery of new jet fighters for Norway, Klassekampen reports.

Officials say current plans create fighter gap
Posted on: Wed Apr 16th, 2008 | airforcetimes.com

The Air Force will begin facing a shortage of fighter aircraft by 2017, and the shortage will balloon to 800 aircraft by 2024, senior Air Force officials said April 9.

Boeing: KC-767 Tanker Adds Up to Best Value for Warfighter, Taxpayers
Posted on: Wed Apr 16th, 2008 | Boeing

ST. LOUIS, April 15, 2008 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-767 Advanced Tanker would save billions of dollars over the anticipated lifetime of the aircraft compared with the larger Airbus-based KC-30. Nonetheless, the U.S. government selected the larger air tanker from the team of Northrop Grumman and th...

Red Flag-Alaska pilots engage in realistic combat scenarios
Posted on: Wed Apr 16th, 2008 | AFPN

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFPN) -- Aerial dog-fights between 10 or more jets and dodging simulated missiles may sound like a boss-level of a video game, but it's really the daunting experience of a combat pilot during the Exercise Red Flag-Alaska 08-2 that runs April 3 through 18 at Eielson A...