News of August 06, 2008
Pentagon Reopens $35 billion KC-X Tanker Contest
Posted at: Wed Aug 6th, 2008 | Source: Reuters
Today, the Pentagon reopened the $35 billion KC-X tanker competition between Boeing and Northrop Grumman/EADS.
According to Reuters...
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KC-30 Tanker Refueling Boom Concludes Testing Phase
Posted at: Wed Aug 6th, 2008 | Source: irconnect.com
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...
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F-117 Nighthawk Test Squadron closes historic chapter
Posted at: Wed Aug 6th, 2008 | Source: edwards.af.mil
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.
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