News of July 22, 2008
Boeing Acquires Insitu to Expand Capabilities in Unmanned Systems
Posted at: Tue Jul 22nd, 2008
ST. LOUIS, July 22, 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced an agreement to acquire Insitu, Inc., a pioneer in the unmanned air systems (UAS) market and leader in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance, low-cost U...
MQ-9 Reaper enhances Air Force capabilities in Iraq
Posted at: Tue Jul 22nd, 2008
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (AFPN) -- The Air Force flew its first operational MQ-9 Reaper mission from here July 18, supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The integration of the Reaper into theater-flight operations significantly enhances the strik...
Search effort continues following B-52 crash
Posted at: Tue Jul 22nd, 2008
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) -- A joint-agency search continues for missing crew members following the crash July 21 of a B-52H Stratofortress b...
Top acquisition official: Tanker acquisition top priority
Posted at: Tue Jul 22nd, 2008
WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Officials from the Government Accountability Office testified before Congress July 10 here about their decision to uphold Boeing's protests of the Air Force's selection of Northrop Grumman Corp. to produce 179 new tankers that would replace the aging ...
