ORLANDO, Florida, February 26th, 2009 -- In a single calendar year, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lighting II program will complete all remaining System Development and Demonstration aircraft, deliver the first production-model F-35s to the armed services and initiate full-scale flight test operations at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and Naval ...
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Written by admin on February 28th, 2009
Written by admin on February 27th, 2009
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) -- Southern Nevada residents may have notice increased military aircraft activity as the latest Red Flag exercise began Feb. 23.
Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is conducted on the ...
Written by admin on February 27th, 2009
MOSCOW, February 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's new-generation aircraft carrier will be nuclear powered and have a displacement of up to 60,000 metric tons, a United Shipbuilding Corporation executive said on Friday.
Vice Adm. Anatoly Shlemov, the company's head of defense contracts, said the new carrier was still at the drawing ...
Written by admin on February 27th, 2009
MOSCOW, February 27 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian government source expressed astonishment on Friday over a statement made by Canada's defense minister over a flight by a Russian strategic bomber near the Canadian border.
Peter Mackay said two Canadian fighters forced the Russian Tu-160 Blackjack to make a U-turn on February ...
Written by admin on February 27th, 2009
If new bids are sought this spring, as projected by Gates, "we could potentially be in a position to to make a decision at the very end of the calendar year, more likely in the January time frame," said Donley. The White House said Thursday that it was keeping Donley ...
