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The US Air Force on Tuesday confirmed for the first time that it is flying a stealth unmanned aircraft known as the "Beast of Kandahar," a drone spotted in photos and shrouded in secrecy.
32 hours per sortie at 60,000 feet
Production Shifting From Edwards AFB to Palmdale, California The first Block 40 configuration of the RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) successfully completed its first flight on Nov. 16. Designated AF-18, the advanced capability aircraft flew for approximately two hours.
FAIRBORN — A “blue ribbon” commission on contracting work with Wright-Patterson Air Force won’t try to alter the federal contracting process, said U.S. Rep. Steven Austria, who convened the commission Monday, Dec. 7, at Wright State University.Instead, the body will try to shed light on the contracting process, aiming to help local companies win more business with the base, the U.S. Air Force ’s ...
Next year's Air Lauderdale Beach Fest may feature some of the country's best civilian acrobatic pilots and military craft, but don't look for past air show regulars the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels or the U.S. Air Force's Thunderbirds. Both top military demonstration teams have already committed to air shows elsewhere and will not be taking part in the Ft. Lauderdale show in 2010.
Eglin Air Force Base will hold an air show April 10-11, 2010, according to base spokeswoman Lois Walsh. The show coincides with the base's 75th anniversary and will feature the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. The last time Eglin hosted an air show was...
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. The Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, will be flying at the 2010 air show at Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport south of Martinsburg in September.
DANOFF, N.M. — Services are pending for Donald Leahy, 78. Leahy died Nov. 20, 2009, in El Paso, Texas. He was born March 1, 1931, in Danoff. Leahy graduated from Gallup High in 1948. He served in the U.S. Air Force, and became a Journeyman Electrician.
The premier aerial demonstration team of the U.S. Air Force will perform as the signature act for Team McConnell’s 2010 Open House Sept. 25 and 26.
HUNTSVILLE, AL--(Marketwire - December 9, 2009) - QinetiQ North America's Systems Engineering Group is a member of the B3H Corporation team that was recently awarded a five-year, IDIQ (indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity) contract by the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to provide advisory and technical services to AFSOC headquarters. The B3H team will compete for task ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Changes in the Manchin administration continue with the governor placing Joe Thornton in line to become acting secretary of the state Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety. Thornton has been deputy secretary at the...
Event not on Blue Angels, Thunderbirds' radar next year Planning for the 2010 Air Lauderdale Beach Fest has hit some turbulence: the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force's Thunderbirds flying demonstration teams will not perform at the April show.
OPINION/ANALYSIS: As conservatives and, more importantly, as Americans, we need to get back to understanding that competition is vital for the well-being of our people and our country. Competition is good. It has been the basis of our American way of life since the beginning. When given the chance to compete, we thrive. Our industries innovate. Job growth is stimulated. Workers save money ...
DANVILLE – Alice Payne, who recently completed a 35-year career with the Danville school district, is being recognized as "Biggie of the Year" by the Progressive Chapter of Blacks in Government. Payne will receive the award at the 16th annual Black Tie Affair at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Days Hotel & Conference Center, 77 N. Gilbert St.
The Clemson University School of Materials Science and Engineering was recognized at the international level with five individual and group awards at the 2009 Materials Science and Technology Conference in Pittsburgh.
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Airmen from the 71st Fighter Squadron returned Nov. 21 from a three-week exercise at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., where they provided weapons systems and adversary role support to pilots in training.
