Headlines of: Tuesday 22 April, 2008
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.