Wind tunnel tests contribute to first flight of F-35
Posted on: Wed Jun 18th, 2008 | AFPN

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. (AFPN) -- The June 11 completion of the first flight of the short takeoff/vertical landing version of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter resonated with Air Force engineers at the Arnold Engineering Development Center here.

Chairman Emphasizes Leadership as Fix to Air Force Problems
Posted on: Wed Jun 18th, 2008 | DoD

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev., June 18, 2008 – Good leadership at all levels will fix what ails the Air Force, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here yesterday.

Boeing, Northrop Statements on GAO Decision
Posted on: Wed Jun 18th, 2008 | Boeing

Boeing Statement on Tanker Protest Ruling

GAO Recommends USAF to Reopen KC-X Tanker Bid Process
Posted on: Wed Jun 18th, 2008 | gao.gov

Washington, DC - (June 18, 2008) - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today sustained the Boeing Company’s protest of the Department of the Air Force’s award of a contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for KC-X aerial refueling tankers. Boeing challenged the Air Force&#...

F-35 and F-22 programs are on divergent paths
Posted on: Wed Jun 18th, 2008 | star-telegram.com

Clear air, politically speaking, appears to lie ahead for the F-35 joint strike fighter program after Lockheed Martin’s successful flight test last week of the first redesigned version.

Typhoon proves its air-surface capability
Posted on: Wed Jun 18th, 2008 | Royal Air Force (UK)

Typhoon, the RAF's newest fighter aircraft, has passed its latest major hurdle on the way to becoming a fully fledged multi-role combat aircraft, with flying colours.

C-27J Spartan JCA #1 Successfully Completes First Flight in Italy
Posted on: Wed Jun 18th, 2008 | aleniana.com

Washington - June 17, 2008 - Alenia North America, a subsidiary of Alenia Aeronautica and part of the Finmeccanica Group, announced today that the first C-27J Spartan for the U.S. Army's Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) successfully completed its maiden flight at the Alenia facility in Turin, Italy.

Strike Eagles roar above the Pacific
Posted on: Wed Jun 18th, 2008 | pacaf.af.mil

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Eighteen F-15E Strike Eagles and more than 400 Airmen from the 389th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, arrived here as part of a scheduled air expeditionary force rotation to help maintain deterrent capabilities in the Pacific.

B-52 presence on Guam demonstrates global strike capabilities
Posted on: Wed Jun 18th, 2008 | af.mil

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Personnel and B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., continue to provide a bomber presence here, helping maintain stability and provide security in the Asia-Pacific region.