Russia needs bombers in Cuba due to NATO expansion - ex-commander

Posted at: Mon Jul 21st, 2008

MOSCOW, July 21 (RIA Novosti) - The possible deployment of Russian strategic bombers in Cuba may be an effective response to the placement of NATO bases near Russia's borders, a former Air Force commander said on Monday. Russian daily Izvestia earlier on Monday cited a senior Russian...

Northrop Begins Production of First F/A 18F for RAAF

Posted at: Mon Jul 21st, 2008

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- July 18, 2007 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC:NYSE) has begun production of the fuselage section for the first F/A-18F Super Hornet for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

F-22 Raptor performs first supersonic SDB drop

Posted at: Mon Jul 21st, 2008

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- On July 11, the 411th Flight Test Squadron passed a milestone as an F-22 Raptor travelling at supersonic speed dropped a GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb for the first time.

Boeing, Qatar Announce C-17 Globemaster III Order

Posted at: Mon Jul 21st, 2008

ST. LOUIS, July 21, 2008 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the government of Qatar signed an agreement on July 21 for the purchase of the C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to provide new strategic-airlift mobility capabilities for the Qatar Armed Forces (QAF). Qa...

B-52 crashes off coast of Guam

Posted at: Mon Jul 21st, 2008

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) -- A B-52 Stratofortress crashed today at approximately 9:45 a.m. local time off the northwest coast of Guam. Emergency responders are on scene working to locate the six crewmembers on board. No information is av...