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Air Force finishes safest flying year
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE: Fiscal 2009 was the safest flying year in the 62-year history of the Air Force. There were only 17 Class A mishaps. The next best year was fiscal 2006 with 19 Class A mishaps. A Class A mishap is one where there is loss of life, an injury resulting in permanent [...]
China commander says space weapons inevitable
Beijing: A top China air force commander has called the militarization of space an “historical inevitability”, state media said Monday, marking an apparent shift in Beijing’s opposition to weaponising outer space. In a wide-ranging interview in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Daily, air force commander Xu Qiliang said it was imperative for the PLA air [...]
C-27J Spartan Set to Join US Air Force Fleet
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill: Air Force plans to include the C-27J Spartan, the latest propeller-driven airlifter planned for the Air Force inventory, are steadily progressing. In April, through Resource Management Decision 802, Defense Secretary Robert Gates moved the C-27J program and its related direct support mission from the Army to the Air Force. Since [...]
Solar Array Saves Air Force Energy, Money
WASHINGTON: A solar-energy array at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., is saving money for the Air Force and decreasing the service’s reliance on fossil fuels. “The military, perhaps better than anyone, is bound and determined to be good stewards of the incredible natural resources we have in this country,” said Air Force Col. Dave Belote, [...]
As KC-135Es retire, Air Force focus shifts to KC-X
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill: One of the last of the KC-135E Stratotankers to retire made its final flight Sept. 28 to Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, and after more than 50 years of service, tail number 56-1503 will be relegated to a life as one of several planes used for aircraft maintenance training on [...]
Air Force officials begin search for new aerial tanker
WASHINGTON: Senior Department of Defense and Air Force officials announced the rollout of the KC-X Acquisition Program at a Pentagon briefing Sept. 24. Air Force leaders are seeking a replacement for the KC-135 Stratotanker that has been a stalwart of the tanker fleet for more than 53 years. Today, the department is announcing its acquisition [...]
Changes Ahead for Air Force Acquisition
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio: More than 275 Air Force and defense industry leaders met here Sept. 3 to discuss military technology acquisition challenges and opportunities facing the nation. The Air Force Association Technology Symposium was timed to immediately follow the semi-annual Air Force Materiel Command Senior Leaders Conference held Sept. 1 and 2. Gen. [...]
Generals look to future challenges, opportunities
WASHINGTON: Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz joined 13 other generals during a panel discussion Sept. 16 at the 2009 Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition held at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. “This is the group of leaders that strives every day to be worthy of [...]
Air Force Strengthens Nuclear Deterrence Operations
WASHINGTON: New initiatives underway within the Air Force to consolidate commands, modernize systems and strengthen personnel emphasize nuclear security. “Nuclear deterrence underpins all of our freedom of movement everywhere,” Maj. Gen. Donald Alston, the service’s assistant chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration told bloggers and online journalists yesterday during a DoDLive Bloggers [...]
