The USANG has just lost a massive C-5 heavy-lift aircraft in an
accident that occurred shortly after one of the giant four-engine
aircraft took off and attempted to return to the airport after
reporting difficulty. The aircraft went down just short of the
Dover AFB runway, in Dover, Delaware.
Team JCA to Build CN-235/C-295 Joint Cargo Aircraft in Mobile,
AL
'Team JCA' -- led by Raytheon Company with EADS CASA North
America -- has chosen the Mobile Regional Airport (MRA) as the
final assembly and delivery site for its proposed CN-235/C-295
solution for the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft
(JCA) requirement.
Military officials in Iraq have confirmed the death of two
helicopter pilots from Multinational Division Baghdad whose AH-64D
Apache Longbow helicopter crashed southwest of Baghdad Saturday,
and provided details on recent operations.
The capabilities and importance of Predator UAVs are
becoming clearer with each day the unmanned vehicles are deployed
on the front lines of Iraq and Afghanistan.
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