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April 02, 2010

RAF Tornado Crews Train For Afghan Deployment In Nevada

The Tornado Unit Is Undergoing An Intensive Program At Nellis AFB

Airmen from the RAF's 13 Squadron are taking part in Exercise Green Flag in America as part of their preparations for operations in Afghanistan later this year. The Tornado unit, which is normally based at RAF Marham in Norfolk, is currently flying out of Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.

Eventually Five Of The Twin-Engine Multi-Mission Aircraft Will Patrol The From Florida

Deployment of the U.S. Coast Guard’s HC-144A Ocean Sentry has expanded to the world’s busiest air/sea rescue unit – Air Station Miami, Florida – as the EADS-built multi-mission aircraft continues to demonstrate its capabilities in operational service.

Sikorsky Is Making A Most Extraordinary Commitment To R&D

An ebullient Sikorsky Boss, Jeffrey Pino, talked up the future of Sikorsky with all the pride and enthusiasm of a new Father. Pino noted that the company could be positioned to become the world's biggest helicopter company in the not-too-distant future, while also reporting that 2009 was a strong year for Sikorsky, which showed over $6.3 billion in turnover for the year... $1.1 billion of that in its commercial helicopter business. "If you look at how our competitors calculate their backlogs, we have some $12 billion of business,'" said Pino. "In the next few years we could be the biggest helicopter company on the planet."

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President Obama Lauds Navy Biofuels Program

Green Hornet To Take Flight On Earth Day

President Barack Obama said Wednesday that his administration's future plans on energy security to include the Department of Navy's (DoN) biofuel program during a speech in Hangar 3 at Joint Base Andrews, MD.

Three Crewmembers Rescued, Search For 4th Continues

An E-2C Hawkeye from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 stationed aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) crashed at sea March 31 while operating in the North Arabian Sea.

EADS Would Have To "Express An Intention To Compete"

The Defense Department has informed companies interested in bidding on the KC-X aerial refueling tanker contract that, if the European Aeronautics Defense and Space Co. formally expresses an intention to compete, the bidding deadline would be extended 60 days.

CAP Aircrews Wrap Successful Flooding Response

Flights Document Midwest States' Critical Infrastructure Concerns

Civil Air Patrol aircraft and personnel from seven Midwest states have returned home after providing nearly 360 hours of flight time supporting disaster relief efforts in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota.