U.S. Air Force

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Missiles Pollution Legacy

AP News 28 days ago

This Oct. 1, 2009 photo shows the long-abandoned Atlas D site, west of Cheyenne, Wyo. As U.S. Air Force officials marked the 50th anniversary of the deployment of nuclear missiles to sites in the rural United States this past week, residents in ...

Firestone Indy 300 Practice and Qualifying

Getty Images 29 days ago

HOMESTEAD, FL - OCTOBER 09: Raphael Matos driver of the #2 US Air Force Luczo Dragon Racing Dallara Honda during qualifying for the IndyCar Series Firestone Indy 300 on October 9, 2009 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Robert ...

Report: Cyberdeterrence may be unwise military strategy

SC Magazine 29 days ago

A new report suggests that, instead of threatening retaliatory attacks to deter cyberwar, the U.S. military should employ more diplomatic strategies. The United States shouldn't place too much optimism in its ability to stop cyberattacks by threatening to launch them against its ...

Indonesia Earthquake

AP News 35 days ago

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stacy Hardgrove packs emergency aid materials before loading into a U.S. cargo plane in Jakarta, Indonesia, for earthquake victims in West Sumatra, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. Wednesday's 7.6 magnitude temblor devastated a stretch of more than 60 ...

Northrop beats Boeing in $3.8 bln tanker service work

Reuters US Online Report Business News 37 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Northrop Grumman Corp <NOC.N> beat rival Boeing Co <BA.N> to win a major $3.8 billion contract to maintain and service the U.S. Air Force's fleet of KC-10 refueling tankers, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Boeing holds the current contract ...

US reopens competition for air tankers

AFP Global Edition 44 days ago

The Pentagon on Thursday unveiled plans to relaunch a competition for a contract on a new fleet of aerial refueling tankers that pits US aviation giant Boeing against Airbus parent EADS. Two previous attempts to award the multibillion-dollar contract collapsed amid scandal ...

Obama

AP News 49 days ago

President Barack Obama waves upon his arrival at the 911 Air Force Reserve Base in Coraopolis, Pa., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, prior to speaking at the AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/John Heller) Copyright 2009 AP News

Boeing vs. Airbus: The Tanker Battle Resumes

BusinessWeek 51 days ago

The U.S. Air Force's effort to buy a new generation of refueling tankers has at times taken on the feel of a Tom Clancy novel. Its first deal, with Boeing (BA) back in 2004, was invalidated after an Air Force official was ...

Gates endorses new U.S. bomber project

Reuters US Online Report Politics News 52 days ago

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates threw his support on Wednesday behind an on-again, off-again plan to develop a new long-range U.S. bomber, citing the military modernization of China. "I am committed to seeing the United States has an ...

Draft proposal for US tankers coming soon: officials

AFP Global Edition 52 days ago

The US military plans to reopen competition in the next few weeks for a politically charged contract to build a fleet of US aerial refueling tankers, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday. A draft request for proposals for the 35-billion-dollar contract is due ...

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