Two Land-Based Radars Will Track Objects In Orbit Around Earth
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Hanscom AFB in Massachusetts recently put out a request for proposal to move the Space Fence program forward. Space Fence will be a system of up to two land-based radars, the first site located at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, to track objects entering Earth's orbit.
Transall C-160 Was On Its Final Flight To A German Museum
A C-160 Transall military transport plane on its way to becoming a museum display missed its final final approach and landed short, very near a group of spectators who had come to see the airplane's arrival.
First Time Developmental And Operational Testing Will Be Conducted At The Same Base
Developmental testing for an F-16 operational flight program will be accomplished at the 40th Flight Test Squadron and 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida for the first time. The testing for Block 40 and 50 model F-16s is scheduled to begin in 2014 and will also be the first time developmental testing and operational testing of the OFP will be conducted at the same base.
Clipper Transports Based On The NextGen 737-700 Airframe
The U.S. Navy has place a $145 million order with Boeing for two additional C-40A Clipper transport aircraft, increasing the service's ability to move military personnel and cargo around the world. The modified Next-Generation 737-700 aircraft will be the 13th and 14th C-40As in the Navy's Unique Fleet Essential Airlift Replacement Aircraft Program, which is replacing the Navy Reserve's aging fleet of DC-9-based C-9B Skytrains.
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