Thunderbolt II Sports Advanced Avionics, Upgraded
Munitions
In a press conference held Wednesday, US Air Force Lt. Col.
Ralph Hansen said the first operational active-duty A-10C
Thunderbolt II squadron should be fully operational by the end of
the year.
KC-30 Can Haul More; KC-767 Smaller, But More Efficient
We've got ourselves a horse race. Less than 24 hours after a
team led by Northrop Grumman and EADS formally submitted an A330-derived KC-30
aerial refueling tanker for the US Air Force KC-135 Tanker
Replacement Program, Boeing -- as expected --
responded with a bid touting its own 767-based offering.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has declared the future of the
Red Arrows is safe -- after weeks of speculation the aerobatics
team could be disbanded.
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