Boeing Statement on Award of B-52 Modernization Contract   Boeing -- 29/09/2010   WICHITA, Kansas -- The Boeing Company today received an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force for B-52 Stratofortress weapon system modernization. The company released the following statement: "This B-52 modernization contract will include several delivery orders over an eight-year period. The Air Force announced a contract ceiling of $11.9 billion. This is a contracting

Russian Navy to get fifth generation carrier fighter after 2020   RIA Novosti -- Alexei Druzhinin -- 28/09/2010   The appearance of a fifth generation fighter in Russian naval aviation will not happen before 2020, the outgoing head of the air forces and air defense forces of the Russian Navy, Lt. General Valery Uvarov told RIA Novosti on Tuesday. Previously, representatives of the armed forces command and Defense Ministry had said a new naval fighter based on the Sukhoi T.50 design coul

Boeing Receives Multi-Year Contract from US Navy for 124 F/A-18 and EA-18 Aircraft   Boeing - September 28, 2010 ST. LOUIS -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a new multi-year procurement (MYP) contract from the U.S. Navy for 124 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft. The new contract is valued at $5.297 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Boeing will deliver 66 Super Hornets and 58 Growlers to the Navy from 2012 through 2015.   "The men and women of

RARITAN BOROUGH (Somerset County)   John Basilone showed up to Raritan’s annual John Basilone Parade today.   That is, a record number of people saw John Seda — the actor who portrayed the World War II Congressional Medal of Honor winner in HBO’s miniseries "The Pacific" — attend the 29th edition of the parade honoring Raritan Borough’s favorite son.   "It was just an honor," said Seda, who grew up in Clifton. "I knew the connection that Basilone has with his family and friends from Rari

Gripens do half of 51 World Cup intercepts   DefenceWeb -- Written by Leon Engelbrecht Saturday, 25 September 2010 16:19   The South African Air Force's (SAAF) growing fleet of SAAB Gripen fighters conducted about half the 51 aircraft intercepts conducted during the June/July soccer world cup. The SAAF deployed 11 of the available 15 Gripen during the month-long tournament as well as 12 of 24 BAE Systems Hawk lead-in fighter trainers.   Also deployed on

Tactical Air Defense Services Acquires Option to Purchase Canadian CF-5 Fighter Jets   TADS-USA -- 23/09/2010   CARSON CITY, Nev., Sep 23, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Tactical Air Defense Services, Inc., an Aerospace/Defense Services contractor that offers tactical aviation services, aerial refueling, aircraft maintenance, disaster relief services, and other Aerospace/Defense services to the United States and foreign militaries and agencies, is pleased to announce that it is has

F/A18 Hornets Join Australian Aerospace Service Support List   Defence Professionals -- 26/09/2010   Leading Australian defence contractor, Australian Aerospace Limited, has welcomed the addition of the F/A18 Hornet fighter to the inventory of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) combat aircraft which the company supports through maintenance and service agreements with the Australian Defence Force (ADF).   The company has successfully teamed with the world’s largest tyre manufacturer, M