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10/29/2008 3:30:00 PM UTC

Seeking Bloggers

10/24/2008 3:55:00 AM UTC

Allied Main AAA Guns of World War I

10/14/2008 3:33:00 AM UTC

Air Aspects of the 1918 German Spring Offensive

10/4/2008 10:51:00 AM UTC

WW II Mysterious Flight

7/3/2009

Indian air force opts for US plane

The Indian Air Force has chosen Boeing’s C-17Globemaster III for its strategic airlift capability, preferring the American aircraft over traditional supplier Russia.

7/1/2009

Guided Air-Ground Rockets: Program Halts & New Entries

In “Hydra-70 Rockets: From Cutbacks to the Future of Warfare,” Sen. Leahy’s [D-VT] work to keep the Hydra 70mm rocket family alive through special appropriations was discussed, just in time for the Hydras’ potential on the battlefield to rise again. The key was the addition of low-cost precision guidance, which would expand the number of precision weapons carried by helicopters, aircraft, and even UAVs. “APKWS II… Hydra Rockets Enter SDD Phase,” discussed a laser-guided version from BAE, General

7/1/2009

MiG-29 jets to be sold off, replaced with interceptors

The air force's MiG-29N jetfighters will be sold off and replaced with new aircraft, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said.

7/1/2009

Switzerland has been planning to buy Eurofighter aircraft

Switzerland has been planning to buy 22 Eurofighter aircraft, a deal worth over $2 billion. But now, after a year of negotiations and flight tests, Swiss politicians have told Germany (the principal member of the consortium that produces the aircraft) that the deal won't go through unless there are some concessions on other matters (bank secrecy, taxation and air traffic). Linking defense sales to politics is nothing new, and shouldn’t surprise anyone.

6/30/2009

Boeing Wins $750M to Support the B-52H Fleet

The Air Force is replacing Boeing’s current fleet support contract for the USA’s B-52 heavy bomber fleet, with a 10-year, $750 million firm-fixed-price Engineering Sustainment Program contract. All of the USAF’s 94 remaining B-52Hs were built at and delivered from Boeing’s Wichita, KS facility, and the ESP contract will support about 150 Boeing jobs.

6/29/2009

Boeing Connects 1st F-15E Simulators to US Air Force's Worldwide Training Network

Boeing has connected the F-15E Mission Training Center (MTC) at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to the U.S. Air Force's Distributed Mission Operations Network (DMON), enabling F-15E pilots at the base to train virtually with pilots located around the world for the first time. Mountain Home is the first of three F-15E training centers Boeing will link to the network this year.

6/29/2009

Russia resumes Su-24 flights after 10-day suspension

Russia's Air Force has resumed Su-24 Fencer attack aircraft flights after a 10-day suspension following two crashes in mid-June, a Defense Ministry official said on Monday.

6/29/2009

Northrop Grumman and U.S. Air Force Unveil Next-Generation of High-Flying Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Air Force unveiled the next-generation of high-flying unmanned aircraft - the RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk - in a ceremony today at Northrop Grumman's Palmdale, Calif., manufacturing facility.

6/28/2009

Pakistan-made JF-17 to start flying by year-end

Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman said on Saturday that the first Pakistan-made JF-17 Thunder aircraft would start flying by the end of this year.

6/27/2009

United States Air Force Fiscal Year 2010 Force Structure Announcement

Air Force officials here announced June 26 its proposed force structure realignment for fiscal 2010.