Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II advanced fighter has
surmounted another hurdle towards front-line duty. The company
tells ANN the program recently completed Pilot Training System
Critical Design Review (CDR), a milestone Lockheed says verifies
the design maturity of the pilot training system and its
subcomponents.
Pineda Prohibited From Having Contact With Any Member of
CAP
The US Civil Air Patrol Board of Governors has suspended the CAP
national commander for a period of up to 180 days. According to
Maj. Gen. Richard L. Bowling (pictured below), BoG chairman, the
11-member board convened a special meeting Aug. 5 to receive the
CAP Inspector General’s Report of Investigation concerning
allegations against Maj. Gen. Antonio J. Pineda.
Says Ordering Boeing, EADS Planes Would Be Too Costly
When it comes to selecting new aerial refueling tankers... the
US Air Force will pick a favorite, thank you very much. A senior US
defense official said this week the Pentagon will not split the
lucrative KC-X contract between offerings from Boeing and EADS.
Aero-News has learned the first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
development aircraft -- known as Delta One, built for the US Navy
by prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation -- completed its
first flight Friday afternoon.
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