First A400M Military Transporter Rolled Out
Posted on: Thu Jun 26th, 2008 | EADS N.V.

In a ceremony presided over by His Majesty Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, Airbus Military has today rolled out the first complete A400M military transport aircraft from the Final Assembly Line facility in Seville, Spain.

Thunderbirds 'Soar into Solstice' at Eielson AFB
Posted on: Thu Jun 26th, 2008 | pacaf.af.mil

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- More than 6,000 people in the local area took the afternoon off to venture out to Eielson Air Force Base for the 2008 "Soaring into Solstice" Thunderbirds Show June 24.

Boeing Statement on GAO Tanker Protest Report
Posted on: Thu Jun 26th, 2008 | Boeing

ST. LOUIS, June 25, 2008 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today responded to the public release of the full redacted Government Accountability Office (GAO) report sustaining the company's protest of the U.S. Air Force's award of a $35 billion contract to Northrop Grumman/EADS to supply the service with its next...

USAF formally revives B-52 jammer with five-year study
Posted on: Thu Jun 26th, 2008 | Flight Global

The US Air Force has revived a plan to transform a portion of the Boeing B-52 bomber fleet into long-range, radar-jamming platforms, formally launching a five-year study phase on 23 June.

Raptor raises the stakes in Iraq
Posted on: Thu Jun 26th, 2008 | Royal Air Force (UK)

As conditions on the ground in Iraq show steady signs of improvement the RAF are finding innovative ways to carry out reconnaissance missions which in turn are helping land troops to deal with the threat of enemy forces.