News of July 30, 2008
Boeing Begins Final Assembly of 2nd P-8A Poseidon
Posted at: Wed Jul 30th, 2008 | Source: Boeing
ST. LOUIS, July 29, 2008 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] began final assembly of the second P-8A Poseidon for the U.S. Navy on July 24 in Renton, Wash. The aircraft, S1, is the program's static test vehicle and will be used to test the airframe's structural strength.
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391st FS receives new satellite-based communications systems
Posted at: Wed Jul 30th, 2008 | Source: ACCNS
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- While preparing for its second deployment to Afghanistan, the 391st Fighter Squadron and Aircraft Maintenance Unit set another historic first by fielding new satellite-based communications systems to improve airborne combat capability.
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B-52H reaches retirement
Posted at: Wed Jul 30th, 2008 | Source: ACCNS
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (ACCNS) -- The first B-52H Stratofortress reaches retirement after more than 45 years of dedicated service to the United States July 24 here on its final flight to Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.
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