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US may extend tanker deadline to allow EADS bid

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said it might extend a deadline for bids on a new aerial refueling tanker after Airbus parent EADS signalled it could return to the competition. Having been informed by EADS of its possible interest in the contract, the Defense Department "would consider a reasonable extension...

March 19th, 2010 | Air Force News | Read More

Finalists in Brazil fighter jet bid all pass muster: air force

All three fighter jets vying to be picked for a multi-billion-dollar contract to supply the Brazilian air force have passed a technical evaluation, news reports said Thursday. Skip related content The foreign companies competing to supply Brazil's air force with 36 new fighter jets are France's Dassault...

March 19th, 2010 | Air Force News | Read More

First Extremely High Frequency Satcom Hardware on B-2

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.: Northrop Grumman Corporation technicians here have begun installing the first set of hardware for a B-2 stealth bomber upgrade that will eventually allow the jet to send and receive battlefield information up to 100 times faster than its current satellite communications...

March 19th, 2010 | Air Force News | Read More

Joint STARS resumes re-engining program

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass: The 751st Electronic Systems Group has successfully resumed the system design and development phase of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System re-engining program with the award of two large contract actions. The E-8C Joint STARS is an airborne battle management...

March 19th, 2010 | Air Force News | Read More

ISR Wing Members Contribute to the Fight

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas: Members of the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing are assisting coalition forces with the expanding need for ISR data in Southwest Asia by processing, exploiting and disseminating information coming from remotely piloted aircraft. More than 4,100...

March 19th, 2010 | Air Force News | Read More

Tsuiki ATR exercise concludes

TSUIKI AIR BASE, Japan: The departure of the final two F-16 Fighting Falcons from Tsuiki Air Base March 12 signaled the end of a weeklong aviation training relocation exercise between the 35th Fighter Wing from Misawa AB, Japan and the Japan Air Self Defense Force. Approximately 90 Airmen and five F-16s...

March 19th, 2010 | Air Force News | Read More

Air Force to implement handheld device changes

LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas: Air Force officials will be implementing changes in March to services available for use on all Air Force-issued BlackBerry hand-held devices to bolster the security of the devices. These Department of Defense-directed changes will be overseen by security specialists in...

March 18th, 2010 | Air Force News | Read More

Type-3 advanced mission computers for the F/A-18

FAIRFAX, Va: General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has been awarded a $30.6 million contract for the production of 118 Type-3 advanced mission computers (AMC) for the F/A-18 Super Hornet aircrafts. General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics. The advanced...

March 18th, 2010 | Air Force News | Read More

Thunderbirds ready for 57th season

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev.: The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" flew their acceptance show March 11 and were approved by Gen. William M. Fraser III, commander of Air Combat Command, to start their 2010 show season. "The acceptance show is the culmination of the hard work and...

March 17th, 2010 | Air Force News | Read More