Some B-52H bombers will be denuclearized under the New START treaty with Russia so that they can serve as conventional bombers.
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Month: May 2011
Venlet “pleased” with first F-35 radar cross-section test
The F-35 has cleared its first radar cross-section test and the program office says there are no “major potential changes contemplated for any of the stealth design.”
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F-22 fleet grounded over concerns with oxygen generation system
The U.S. Air Force has grounded its F-22 fleet over concerns with its on-board oxygen generation system. The stand-down order was made on May 3.
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First 737 Peace Eagle will be delivered to Turkey next year
A Boeing official said the first 737 Peace Eagle AEW&C for Turkey will be delivered at the end of next year.
F-35 refueled by first operational tanker crew
An tanker crew from the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command’s 916th Air Refueling Wing has came the first operational crew to refuel the F-35.
U.S. Air Force photo/Darin Russell