• Gooding fire controlled, new blaze starts near Glenns Ferry Sep 21, 2009
Four BLM fire engines from Boise, and two from Twin Falls responded to the scene, along with one helicopter and one air attack plane from Boise. The King Hill Rural Fire Department was also at the scene. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
The Air Force Seeks a Low-Tech Alternative to the F-22 Aug 27, 2009
It should convert from an attack plane to a trainer by simply removing those weapons. Planes likely to vie for the contract slated to begin flying in 2012 include the Kansas-built Hawker Beechcraft T-6, currently the Air Force's basic trainer, and Brazil's Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano, which the U.S. Navy may buy to support SEAL missions. (Time.com)
Oshkosh gets $1.06B for new MRAPs in Afghanistan Aug 1, 2009
75 billion to produce more F-22 fighters, the high-tech aircraft that eventually will be supplanted by the F-35 as the military's main attack plane. WASHINGTON -- Vehicle maker Oshkosh Corp. received a $1. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Senate warns against concessions on nuclear treaty Jul 27, 2009
75 billion to produce more F-22 fighters, the high-tech aircraft that eventually will be supplanted by the F-35 as the military's main attack plane. Carnegie Council Posts a Set of Four Papers on U.S.-Russia Arms Control Priorities. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Crop-duster morphs into tactical attack plane Jun 17, 2009
by Slobodan Lekic - Jun. 16, 2009 10:38 AM Associated Press. (AZCentral -- Business)
Spike TV Goes Into Production of Special Episode of Original Series 'Surviving Disaster' Focused on the Swine Flu and Other Pandemics May 5, 2009
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Embraer to Modernize Brazilian Navy AF-1 and AF-1A Jets Apr 15, 2009
This upgrading will fully restore the operating capacity of the Navy's 1st Intercept and Attack Plane Squadron, for their joint mission with the naval and navy air force groups in the Nation's defense. The program includes restoring the aircraft and their current systems, as well as implementing new avionics, radar, power production, and autonomous oxygen generating systems. (PR Newswire)
Vigil held after Antrim murders Mar 9, 2009
Page last updated at 16:38 GMT, Sunday, 8 March 2009. People gather at the vigil in County Antrim on Sunday afternoon. (BBC News -- Europe)
Pope heading to Holy Land in May Mar 9, 2009
Page last updated at 12:15 GMT, Sunday, 8 March 2009. Pope Benedict said he would pray for "the precious gift of unity and peace Pope Benedict XVI has confirmed the first papal trip to the Holy Land since Pope John Paul II's visit in 2000. The pontiff will visit the sites of Jesus' life in an 8-15 May trip taking in parts of Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan. He is expected to visit Jordan's largest mosque in Amman, and stop in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nazareth. The news follows a... (BBC News -- Europe)
Penny-pincher at the Pentagon Mar 3, 2009
The Gates rogues' gallery includes the Boeing F-22 Air Force fighter jet, the Lockheed Martin multiservice F-35 attack plane, the Boeing Future Combat System ground vehicles for the Army, and the Navy's Virginia-class attack submarine that General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman are building. Gates and Carter should also take a gimlet-eyed view of the Navy's plan to buy a third Zumwalt-class destroyer for approximately $5 billion. (Boston Globe)
Air Force Tries To Save Fighter Plane That's Never Seen Battle Feb 25, 2009
The F-22 was developed in the 1980s as one of several aircraftthe B-2 bomber and F-117 attack plane were othersto incorporate "stealth" technology: flat, rounded surfaces and special materials that together made the plane all but invisible to radar. The F-117 saw action in the 1991 Gulf War and in Bosnia, but its stealthiness played only a limited, if important, role. (Slate)
Harvard professor named to Pentagon post Feb 25, 2009
Gates has cited as possible targets some of the most prized weapons of the military branches and powerful members of Congress, including the Boeing F-22 Air Force fighter jet; the Lockheed Martin multiservice F-35 attack plane; the Boeing Future Combat System ground vehicles under development for the Army; and the Virginia-class attack submarine built by General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman. In a recent article in a foreign policy journal, Carter said there is a widening gap between what the... (Boston Globe)
