News of March 10, 2009
Air Force to inspect all C-130 planes
Posted at: Tue Mar 10th, 2009
Cracks discovered during routine maintenance have resulted in an Air Force-wide inspection of C-130 planes, including eight at Maxwell Air Force Base.
Technicians at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia found cracks in upper wing joint barrel nuts, and a time compliance technical order ...
Lockheed: 'F-35 Meeting Performance Requirements, On Schedule For Deliveries'
Posted at: Tue Mar 10th, 2009
MELBOURNE, Australia, March 10th, 2009 -- With strong international partnerships firmly established, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (also known as the Joint Strike Fighter) continues to meet or exceed its milestones in both performance and sche...
BAE Systems Showcases MANTIS And HERTI UAVs at Avalon 2009
Posted at: Tue Mar 10th, 2009VICTORIA, Australia - Visitors to Avalon (the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace and Defence Exposition) will see BAE Systems’ vision of the future capability of autonomous Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) on display via its MANTIS and HERTI systems.
Boeing to Offer Super Hornet for Greece's Next-Generation Fighter Program
Posted at: Tue Mar 10th, 2009
ST. LOUIS, March 10, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that it will promote the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet as the next-generation fighter for the Hellenic Republic (Greece).
Russian-Chinese Su-33 fighter deal collapses - paper
Posted at: Tue Mar 10th, 2009
MOSCOW, March 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has refused to sell its Su-33 carrier-based fighters to China over fears that Beijing could produce cheaper export versions of the aircraft, a Russian daily said on Tuesday. The Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper said that China and Russia had...
