Decision Over F/A-18 and Eurofighter Expected By Weekend
A Japanese business publication is reporting that the government
there is expected to choose Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike
Fighter over Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet and the Eurofighter
Typhoon by week's end.
Air Force Chief Of Staff Norman Schwartz Confirmed To
Appear
As asymmetric threats around the world continue to emerge, there
comes pressure to defend the aerial space from potential warfare.
At the same time, budgets are declining as the current war efforts
wind down, and military leaders have tough choices to make.
Scheduled For Delivery To USAF After Production Flight
Checks
The final Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor rolled off the assembly
line in Marietta, GA, Tuesday and was commemorated with a ceremony
recognizing contributions from thousands of people associated with
the design and construction of the Raptor fleet. This F-22 Raptor
(Lockheed Martin tail number 4195) now moves into production flight
check and will deliver to the U.S. Air Force in 2012, completing
the operational fleet at 187 jets.
Unarmed Surveillance Aircraft Destroyed Following Mechanical
Failure
An unarmed MQ-9 Reaper Surveillance UAV has gone down on landing
in the Seychelles, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean where the
United States bases anti-piracy operations. The Air Force
acknowledged the accident at the Seychelles airport. The two
governments have worked closely together to establish the UAV base
in the region.
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