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Pratt & Whitney's receives $336 Million support contract
Jan 07, 2004 - Pratt & Whitney's (P&W) Military Aftermarket Services (MAS) group received a follow-on contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide overhaul and repair support, including contractor furnished material, for their fleet of F100-PW-229 engines powering F-15E and F-16C/D fighters. [Read more...]
Turbine blade caused F-16C crash
Jan 06, 2004 - Failure of a turbine blade caused a 147th FW Ellington ANG F-16C to crash in an unpopulated area near Rosepine, La., Sept. 22, according to a report Air Force officials released today. [Read more...]
Raytheon awarded $140 million JSOW contract
Jan 06, 2004 - Raytheon has been awarded a $140 million contract for production of the Joint Stand-off Weapon (JSOW) for the US Navy and US Air Force. The contract includes 315 JSOW-As (231 for the Navy and 315 for the Air Force) and 97 JSOW-Cs (for the Navy) as well as a significant number of test assets. [Read more...]
Plans for US military base in Poland
Jan 05, 2004 - US vice-minister of defense, Douglas Feith, arrived in Poland on December 8th. His visit started unofficial negotiations concerning opening a US military base in Kshesin, nearby Poznañ (West Poland). [Read more...]
F-16s escort commercial flights
Jan 04, 2004 - Since the recent terror alert change to Code Orange last month, federal agencies have launched the most drastic security measures since 9/11. F-16 fighters provided Combat Air Patrol escorts to several international flights arriving at major U.S. cities. [Read more...]
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