Reporting from India, Vishal Thapar, questioned why India has to pay more for its latest batch of Su-30 fighters.
Month: August 2010
Panel looks at closing USAFE and PACAF bases
A panel is looking into closing U.S. Air Force bases in Europe and Pacific in order to save money.
F136 has 15% more thrust than F135
Tests conducted by the U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) found that the F136 produced 15 percent more thrust at sea level compared to its Pratt & Whitney rival.
Boeing won’t protest SDB II contract
Boeing has announced that it won’t protest the decision to award the Small Diameter Bomb increment II contract to Raytheon.
20 percent of USAF’s airmen failed new PT test
One in five of the active-duty, Guard and Reserve airmen from the U.S. Air Force failed the new physical fitness test implemented last month.