Pentagon Reopens $35 billion KC-X Tanker Contest

Posted at: Wed Aug 6th, 2008

Today, the Pentagon reopened the $35 billion KC-X tanker competition between Boeing and Northrop Grumman/EADS. According to Reuters...

KC-30 Tanker Refueling Boom Concludes Testing Phase

Posted at: Wed Aug 6th, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Aug. 5, 2008 - The advanced Aerial Refueling Boom System (ARBS) for Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) KC-45 Tanker has completed its testing and validation phase. Over the final two-day flight test period, the ARBS conducted more than...

F-117 Nighthawk Test Squadron closes historic chapter

Posted at: Wed Aug 6th, 2008

U.S. AIR FORCE PLANT 42, Calif. -- After more than 27 years and 8,000 flight test hours, the 410th Flight Test Squadron has finally closed its historic chapter during an inactivation ceremony Aug. 1 at the U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif.