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Czech Gripens Have Arrived
Gripen International, The first six Czech Air Force Gripen aircraft arrived in the Czech Republic. The six (6) Gripen multi-role fighters, the latest C and D versions of the aircraft, are the first to be delivered to another country
KC-130J Aircraft Makes First Combat Aerial Delivery
US Marine Corps, AL ASAD, Iraq: Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 has performed yet another first with their new KC-130J during its combat theater debut. In the early morning hours of April 16, a single KC-130J cargo plane delivered needed supplies to Forward Operating Base Korean Village, a remote outpost in the Iraqi desert. [...]
F/A-22 Raptor Aircraft cleared for Full-Rate Production
Lockheed Martin, MARIETTA, Ga: The Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor fighter aircraft has been given the green light by Department of Defense acquisition officials to enter into full-rate production. An acquisition decision information paper released by the Department of Defense on April 18 states “The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) [Michael W. Wynne] [...]
First F-16 produced for the Chilean Air Force completed
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, FORT WORTH, Texas: Chile's Minister of National Defense, Mr. Jaime Ravinet, joined other Chilean and U.S. officials today in celebrating completion of the first F-16 produced for the Chilean Air Force, or Fuerza Aerea de Chile (FACH). “This is an important moment in the history of the national defense of Chile,” [...]
Gripen Successfully Completes Air-To-Air Refueling Campaign with NATO Standard Compatible Tanker
Gripen International, During the past month, the Gripen has been undertaking an air-to-air refueling campaign with a Boeing 707 tanker at Saab
PLA purchase of French fighters concerns Taiwan, military says
Taiwan News, Taiwan's Air Force is concerned over China's intention to buy French-made Mirage 2000-9CS fighters once the European weapon sales embargo on China is lifted, seeing the aircraft as a major threat to the island's air defense systems. Lieutenant General Peng Sheng-chu, the Air Force's chief of staff, confessed at a Legislative Yuan hearing [...]
First Fully Functional Helmet-Mounted Display System for Gripen
BAE Systems, ROCHESTER, United Kingdom: BAE Systems has delivered to Saab AB the first fully functional Gripen helmet-mounted display system, including a high-speed optical head tracker. This event follows the May 2004 first flight of the mechanical Gripen helmet. BAE Systems received the Gripen helmet contract in 2003 and has been developing the system in [...]
World Fighter Market Impacted by Major F/A-22 Program Cuts
Forecast International, NEWTOWN: Proposed cutbacks in the U.S. Air Force
USAF: Modernizing the Air Force Top Priority
US Air Force, WASHINGTON: Modernizing the Air Force
