Boeing Declines Swiss Request for Proposal for New Fighter Aircraft
Posted on: Thu May 1st, 2008 | Boeing

ST. LOUIS, April 30, 2008 -- After a thorough review of Switzerland's requirements for partial replacement of its Tiger fighter aircraft, Boeing [NYSE: BA] has decided not to enter the competition due to the disparity between the requirements for an F-5 replacement aircraft and the next-generation c...

Air Force surpasses 1 million sorties in GWOT
Posted on: Thu May 1st, 2008 | ACCNS

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (ACCNS) -- The Air Force recently boasted a 1-million sortie milestone for operational military flying missions, flown in support of the Global War on Terror.

Lockheed Awarded $190M for F-35 LRIP II tooling & test equipment
Posted on: Thu May 1st, 2008 | DoD

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $190,000,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-07-C-0097) for special tooling and special test equipment associated with the Lot...

Synthetic fuel testing begins on fighter engine
Posted on: Thu May 1st, 2008 | AFPN

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. (AFNS) -- Engineers at Arnold Engineering Development Center began testing a Pratt & Whitney F100 engine April 29 in the J-1 simulated altitude jet engine test cell using a blend of alternative synthetic fuel. The engine is the power plant for the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fi...