Boeing Declines Swiss Request for Proposal for New Fighter Aircraft

Posted at: Thu May 1st, 2008

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 at: Thu May 1st, 2008

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. Among the types of sorties contributing to Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and Noble ...

Lockheed Awarded $190M for F-35 LRIP II tooling & test equipment

Posted at: Thu May 1st, 2008

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 at: Thu May 1st, 2008

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 ...