On Friday, Boeing once again said the US Air Force's decision to
award a contract for the next aerial refueling airplane to the team
of Northrop Grumman and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space
Company (EADS) is at odds with the service's own standards. In the
issue of combat survivability, Boeing notes the Northrop/EADS
team's KC-30 was determined to be more vulnerable to attack than
the Boeing KC-767.
Joins Established Fighter Aircraft In Training Mission
Eastern European planemaker Aero Vodochody notes with pride its
L-159 Advanced Light Combat Aircraft joined the largest
international exercise over the Czech Republic -- dubbed "Flying
Rhino" -- which started Monday. The training exercise includes the
Czech Joint Forces, Armed Forces of Denmark, Great Britain and
Slovakia.
Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in
Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan
during operations April 12, according to Combined Air and Space
Operations Center officials in Southeast Asia.
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