Russia Air Force to get new Tu-160 strategic bomber in April
Posted on: Tue Apr 22nd, 2008 | RIA Novosti

MONINO (Moscow Region), April 22 (RIA Novosti) - A new Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bomber will enter service with Russia' Air Force by the end of this month, the Air Force chief said on Tuesday.

Northrop Receives $79.4 Million Contract for Global Hawk MP-RTIP Sensors
Posted on: Tue Apr 22nd, 2008 | Northrop Grumman

SAN DIEGO, April 22, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a $79.4 million contract for Global Hawk Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensors as the first element of the lot 7 production contract. An initial $33.89 million has been ob...

Edwards AFB maintenance squadron prepares for F-35 mid-May arrival
Posted on: Tue Apr 22nd, 2008 | edwards.af.mil

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron performed aircraft power and cooling air system training in hangar 1820 here April 15 in preparation for the F-35 Lightning II's tentative arrival in mid-May.

Boeing Awarded DARPA Contract to Develop Ultra-Long-Endurance Aircraft Technologies
Posted on: Tue Apr 22nd, 2008 | Boeing

ST. LOUIS, April 21, 2008 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a $3.8 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract for Phase 1 of the Vulture air vehicle program, an effort to create a new category of ultra-long-endurance aircraft.