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USAF to Inspect & Repair Oldest Warthogs: The U.S. Air Force will immediately inspect and repair 127 Fairchild A-10 attack aircraft due to fatigue-related cracks in their wings. The early A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, the first of which entered service in the mid-1970s, were built with "thin-skinned" wings and comprise just under a third ...; Tags: Air Force, aircraft, crack, Manufacturing; Research articles 2008-10-13
CPI Aerostructures Announces C-5 Crown Skins Award: Potential Value of $12.3 Million; Initial Release of $2.4 Million EDGEWOOD, N.Y. -- CPI Aerostructures, Inc. ("CPI Aero[R]") (AMEX: CVU) announced today that the U.S. Air Force has awarded CPI Aero an IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity) contract to provide crown skins for the C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft, with...; Tags: Air Force, aircraft, helicopter, Manufacturing; Research articles 2008-10-01
Alabama Aircraft Announces Win on KC-135 Litigation: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAII) announced today that its subsidiary, AAII - Birmingham has won its case filed on June 26, 2008 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims against the United States Air Force and The Boeing Company which challenged the Air Force's selection of...; Tags: Air Force, aircraft, Boeing Co., Company, FINANCE, Manufacturing; Research articles 2008-10-01
Another Finmeccanica success in the USA: 287 million dollar contract by U.S. Air Force for eighteen G.222 tactical transport aircraft: ROME -- A new success in the USA for Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company. Its subsidiary Alenia North America has been awarded a 287 million dollar contract by the United States Air Force for 18 refurbished G.222 tactical transport aircraft. Through the United States Air Force's Combined Air Power Transition...; Tags: Air Force, aircraft, Finmeccanica, Manufacturing, U.S.; Research articles 2008-09-30
L-3 Presents First Joint Cargo Aircraft to U.S. Army and Air Force: NEW YORK -- L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL), prime contractor for the U.S. Army and Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft JCA program, announced today that it has presented the first C-27J JCA to the joint program office on schedule and on budget. The aircraft is the first of 78 planned to...; Tags: Air Force, aircraft, L-3 Communications Holdings Inc., Manufacturing, U.S. Army; Research articles 2008-09-25

Aerospace & Defense News - Defense: Sep 8, 2008 Boeing Strategic airlift remains a key capability shortfall for the UK, despite the Ministry of Defence's recent completion of a six-aircraft purchase of Boeing's C-17, says one of the Royal Air Force's highest-ranking officers. Praising the performance of the UK's C-17s, the first four of...; Tags: aerospace, Air Force, aircraft, Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corp., Manufacturing, U.K.; Research articles 2008-09-08
Human error is causing most Predator crashes: MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. -- As the U.S. military scrambles to get more robotic warplanes like the Predator drone aloft, it is confronting an unexpected adversary: human error. The drones are prized by the Pentagon for their ability to provide reconnaissance imagery and close-air support to ground...; Tags: Air Force, aircraft, Manufacturing, training; Research articles 2008-08-26
Air Force Releases Reports T-38 Crashes: U.S. Air Force officials have completed their investigation of the May 1 T-38C Talon accident at Sheppard AFB, TX that killed the instructor pilot and student and destroyed the trainer. They were flying a training mission simulating a single engine landing approach with a full fuel...; Tags: Air Force, aircraft, Manufacturing; Research articles 2008-08-18
Your Air Force today: Remarks to the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention, Orlando, Fla., Aug. 18, 2008 Thank you for that wonderful introduction! It is great to be here in Orlando. I appreciate the support that you provide to our men and women in uniform, as well as over 23 million...; Tags: Afghanistan, Air Force, aircraft, America, Iraq, Manufacturing, team, U.S.; Research articles 2008-08-18
Air force looks to a new drone to keep peace in Iraq: WASHINGTON AFP — The US Air Force may turn increasingly to a new armed drone, the MQ-9 Reaper, to help keep the peace in Iraq once the conflict shrinks in scale and US ground troops go home, a top US commander says. Lieutenant General Gary North, the commander of...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Air Force, aircraft, Iraq, Manufacturing; Research articles 2008-08-03
Aircraft record cards of the United States Air Force; how to read the codes: Aircraft record cards of the United States Air Force; how to read the codes. Mann, Robert A. McFarland & Co. 2008 280 pages $49.95 Paperback UG1243 This publication details the methods of deciphering and reading the coding found on Individual Aircraft Record...; Tags: Air Force, aircraft, Manufacturing; Research articles 2008-08-01
Raytheon in new game for unmanned military drones: FARNBOROUGH, England -- It looks like the ultimate new video game: The operator in the comfortable leather chair uses dexterous thumbs on a hand-held console to maneuver an aircraft, with its trajectory displayed on three large, flat screens. But the chair is for a qualified pilot, and the...; Tags: Air Force, aircraft, Games, Manufacturing, Raytheon Co.; Research articles 2008-07-27
Replace aging aircraft or risk irrelevancy, general says; Air Force print news: MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- The commander of Air Force Materiel Command, which is responsible for delivering war-winning capabilities to the rest of the Air Force, said during a visit to Air University here that Air Force officials must develop and buy new aircraft or risk the Service becoming...; Tags: Air Force, aircraft, Manufacturing; Research articles 2008-07-01
Aerospace & Defense News - Defense North America: Jun 23, 2008 The US Air Force Research Laboratory is launching the second phase of a program aimed at demonstrating the ability to refuel unmanned aircraft in flight. It is looking for an integrator to develop and demonstrate the capability for boom and receptacle refueling of UAVs as part...; Tags: aerospace, Air Force, aircraft, Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corp., Manufacturing, Northrop Grumman Corp., Raytheon Co.; Research articles 2008-06-23
Adding less-lethal arrows to the quiver for counterinsurgency air operations: THE CONFLICT IN Iraq has enabled the war fighter to improve, and in some cases rewrite, many counterinsurgency COIN tactics, techniques, and procedures and has illustrated some gaps in our COIN capabilities. In this article, I explain one of those gaps in our weapons inventory and address how we resolved...; Tags: Air Force, aircraft, COIN, Iraq, Manufacturing, MARKETING; Research articles 2008-06-22
Cleared to engage: improving the effectiveness of joint close air support: Editorial Abstract: The importance of close air support CAS is greater now than in any of our most recent conflicts, dating back to Operation Desert Storm. Since the joint aspects of CAS are also magnified more than ever, crucial issues and deficiencies with joint doctrine and training highlight a glaring...; Tags: Air Force, aircraft, Aviation, helicopter, Technology, training; Research articles 2008-06-22
GAO advises redo of bid, a triumph for Boeing: In a big win for Boeing, congressional investigators Wednesday recommended that the Air Force redo a bid process that awarded a $35 billion aircraft contract to Northrop Grumman Systems and EADS, the Europe-based parent company of Airbus. Boeing had contested the Air Force's awarding of the...; Tags: Air Force, aircraft, Boeing Co., General Accounting Office, Manufacturing; Research articles 2008-06-19
C-27J Spartan JCA #1 Successfully Completes First Flight in Italy: WASHINGTON -- Alenia North America, a subsidiary of Alenia Aeronautica and part of the Finmeccanica Group, announced today that the first C-27J Spartan for the U.S. Army's Joint Cargo Aircraft JCA successfully completed its maiden flight at the Alenia facility in Turin, Italy. "This is an outstanding achievement for...; Tags: Air Force, aircraft, Italy, Manufacturing, U.S., U.S. Army; Research articles 2008-06-17
Atlas Air, Inc. Wins U.S. Air Force E-4B Training Contract: Atlas to Provide Training for National Airborne Operations Center Pilots and Flight Engineers under a Five-Year Contract PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. AAWW (Nasdaq: AAWW), a leading provider of global air cargo assets and services, today announced that its subsidiary, Atlas Air, Inc. Atlas, has been...; Tags: Air Force, aircraft, Boeing Co., Manufacturing, training; Research articles 2008-06-12
US Air Force made mistakes in tanker evaluation: Northrop: WASHINGTON AFP — Northrop Grumman said Thursday that the US Air Force acknowledged making minor "computation" errors in weighing bids for a huge aerial tanker contract it won against Boeing. The defense giant, part of a consortium with the parent of European aircraft maker Airbus, said the errors should...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Air Force, Airbus S.A.S., aircraft, Boeing Co., Manufacturing, Northrop Grumman Corp.; Research articles 2008-06-12