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March 24, 2009

Sniper Pod Improves Capabilities, Lethality of B-1

Also Fitted To F-15 Strike Eagles, A-10s

The B-1 Lancer, one of the most versatile aircraft in the Air Force arsenal, is now even more lethal. This lethality is not due to bigger bombs in its bomb bay, but to a small torpedo-shaped pod stuck to the plane's underbelly.

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Poland Wants US To Honor Agreement For Missile Shield

State Department Appointee Expresses Misgivings About Proposal

Statements recently made by President Barack Obama, as well as a California congresswoman leaving her job for a position in the US State Department, have left officials in Poland at something of a loss.

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Embraer Confirms Super Tucano Sale To Ecuador

24 Aircraft To Be Used In Border Patrol, Training Missions

Embraer confirmed Monday signing the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) for the sale of 24 Super Tucano turboprop aircraft, through a contract that was finalized last year. The single-turboprop, tandem-seat airplanes will be used on border patrol missions and for pilot training. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in late 2009.

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