Ever since the US Air Force awarded the contract to build its
new aerial refueling tanker to partners Northrup Grumman and EADS,
politicians at every level of government have threatened to
intervene on behalf of Boeing.
BAE Systems has cut metal on its first component for the F-35
Lightning II production aircraft. The opening cut, on a component
part of the aft fuselage, is a major milestone for the F-35
Lightning II program.
God Help Us All... Jim's Getting A Shot At TWO New Rocket Racers!
The three big announcements at the recent Rocket Racing League Press Conference were music to the ears of ANN's Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell... as one of the four founding pilots named to this out-of-this world program, he now finds himself with the chance to take the helm of not just ONE, but TWO new rocket racers, with the revelation that Armadillo Aerospace will be powering another airframe -- and they may BOTH be flying at Oshkosh!!!
Boeing has delivered the first Laser Joint Direct Attack
Munition (LJDAM) kits to the U.S. Air Force. The Precision Laser
Guidance Set (PLGS) kits are being produced to satisfy the Air
Force and Navy's urgent need for engagement of fast-moving land
targets.
Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in
Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan
during operations April 17, according to Combined Air and Space
Operations Center officials in Southwest Asia.
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