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Boeing Receives Additional US Air Force JDAM Contract
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 23, 2012 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] received a $126 million contract from the U.S. Air Force on Nov. 30 for approximately 5,000 Joint Direct Attack… Continue reading
USAF record long-range bomber flight turns 50
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — Fifty years ago on Jan. 11, 1962, a crew of eight Airmen embarked on a historic feat that would take them half way across the globe and reaffirm to the world America’s dominance in… Continue reading
USAF A-10C accident investigation report released
1/12/2012 – LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFNS) — Dual engine failure during a functional check flight caused the crash of an A-10C Thunderbolt II Sept. 26, 2011, according to the Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report released Jan.… Continue reading
Boeing Marks Delivery of 1st C-130 AMP Aircraft Modified by Warner Robins Air Logistics Center
WARNER ROBINS, Ga., Jan. 6, 2012 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Warner Robins Air Logistics Center on Jan. 3 marked delivery of the first… Continue reading
USAF AWACS crew coordinates rescue in Afghanistan
1/6/2012 – SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) — Helping rescue downed pilots isn’t something Airmen aboard an E-3 Sentry do regularly, but that’s exactly what happened to one crew from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Dec. 30.
Two hours into the Sentry… Continue reading
Embraer A-29 Super Tucano wins defense contract in U.S.
Embraer Defense and Security and partner Sierra Nevada Corporation will provide the US Air Force with the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for the LAS program
Boeing and US Air Force Team Wins Defense Logistics Award for C-17 Support
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 8, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force Globemaster division at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Ga., received the Best Logistics Strategy award at the annual Defense Logistics Awards ceremony in Arlington on Nov.… Continue reading
BAE Systems Demonstrates DMO as it Prepares for T-X Trainer Competition
BAE Systems is demonstrating how the concept of Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) can be practiced by the United States Air Force’s T-X Trainer program using its Hawk Advanced Jet Training System (AJTS). The demonstration is taking place this week at… Continue reading
NASA, NRO, USAF Establish Strategy for Certifying New Expendable Launch Vehicles
WASHINGTON — NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the U.S. Air Force signed an agreement this week to establish clear criteria for certification of commercial providers of launch vehicles used for national security space and civil space missions.
The… Continue reading
Ninth USAF C-5 Inducted For Modernization
Marietta, Ga., September 29th, 2011 — Lockheed Martin inducted the ninth aircraft to modernize to a C-5M Super Galaxy on Sept. 29. Based at Dover Air Force Base, Del., this aircraft has the distinction of being the last C-5B produced… Continue reading
RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk reaches critical milestone
8/12/2011 – LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFNS) — The commander of Air Combat Command declared initial operational capability for the RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk Aug. 10.
The Air Force successfully deployed the Block 30 RQ-4 Global Hawk in… Continue reading
Eighth USAF C-5B Inducted To Become Super Galaxy
Marietta, GA, August 4th, 2011 — The sun shines above the newest addition to the C-5M modernization program. Tail number 85-0003, a C-5B Galaxy, is the eighth aircraft inducted into modernization production line to become a Super Galaxy.
This aircraft… Continue reading