$35B Air Force tanker competition set to reopen

Posted at: Thu Sep 24th, 2009

WASHINGTON — The Air Force is poised to reopen a troubled $35 billion contract competition for mid-flight refueling tankers between Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp."After eight years, we can finally get on with this program," Rep. John Murtha, D- Pa., ...

Eurofighter Typhoon deliveries completed to the Austrian Air Force

Posted at: Thu Sep 24th, 2009

Eurofighter has delivered the 15th and final aircraft ordered by the Austrian Armed Forces today. The aircraft was rolled out from the the EADS Defence & Security Manching assembly line, close to Munich, Germany.

Boeing Receives A-10 Modernization Contracts From US Air Force

Posted at: Thu Sep 24th, 2009

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 24, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has received two separate contracts from the U.S. Air Force to support modernization of the service's fleet of 365 A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. The contracts, which hav...

Russian Air Force to rehearse robotic strikes in defense exercise

Posted at: Thu Sep 24th, 2009

MOSCOW, September 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Air Force units will rehearse air strikes with the use of automated target acquisition, command and control systems, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.The ministry said the strikes, involving Su-24M Fencer tactical bombers and Tu-22M3 B...