Pakistan's Zardari Urges US General to Stop Missile Strikes

Posted at: Mon Nov 3rd, 2008

Pakistan's president has urged a top U.S. general to stop missile strikes on militant targets in Pakistani territory. The Associated Press of Pakistan quotes President Asif Ali Zardari as telling visiting U.S. General David Petraeus Monday in Islamabad that the attacks are "counter-pr...

Lockheed Receives $147 Million Contract for Sniper Targeting Pod

Posted at: Mon Nov 3rd, 2008

ORLANDO, FL, November 3rd, 2008 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received a $147 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for additional Sniper(c) Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs). The Sniper ATP provides critical long-range, positive identification of targets and coordinates self-generated video do...

Boeing Rolls Out 1st F-15SG to Singapore

Posted at: Mon Nov 3rd, 2008

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 03, 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today rolled out the first F-15SG jet fighter to the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). The F-15SG is a variant of the highly capable, combat-proven F-15E.

HQ-level office created for nuclear mission

Posted at: Mon Nov 3rd, 2008

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Air Force leaders have created a new Air Staff directorate that began operations Nov. 1 to strengthen the focus on the nuclear enterprise. The new office, aligned as A10 on the staff, is officially called the Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration Office a...