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First Female Military Pilots Get Congressional Gold Medal - Department of Defense

New York Times (blog)

First Female Military Pilots Get Congressional Gold Medal
Department of Defense
Betty Wall Strohfus, a Women Airforce Service Pilot from Minnesota, sings the national anthem during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony at the US Capitol, ...
Women Airforce Service Pilots Receive Congressional Gold MedalAvStop Aviation News
US honors pioneering women military pilotsAFP
World War II WASPS Receive Congressional Gold MedalCoinLink
Christian Science Monitor -ABC News -Annapolis Capital
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3/11/2010 2:02:24 PM
Protectionism and defence procurement The best plane loses - Economist

Los Angeles Times

Protectionism and defence procurement The best plane loses
Economist
The decision this week by Northrop Grumman and its partner, EADS, to withdraw from a $35 billion contest with Boeing to provide the United States Air Force...
Tanker spat raises threat to US arms sales in EuropeReuters
US will drive tough bargain on tanker deal: GatesAFP
France vows retaliation against US in air tanker disputeTelegraph.co.uk
DefenseNews.com (subscription) -RFI -KAKE
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3/11/2010 2:02:24 PM
Sypris Awarded $6 Million in F-16 Follow-on Orders - MarketWatch (press release)

Sypris Awarded $6 Million in F-16 Follow-on Orders
MarketWatch (press release)
The F-16 Fighting Falcon, first introduced in 1978, is a lightweight, multi-role fighter aircraft developed for the United States Air Force by Lockheed ...

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3/11/2010 2:02:24 PM
GAO analyst critical of Joint Strike Fighter program's cost overruns, delays - Washington Post

GAO analyst critical of Joint Strike Fighter program's cost overruns, delays
Washington Post
The United States plans to develop and buy about 2400 of the fighter jets, worth an estimated $323 billion, for the Air Force, the Marine Corps and the Navy ...
Joint Strike Fighter soars to $95MPolitico

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3/11/2010 2:02:24 PM
Tour heightens resolve of AFMC commander - StandardNet

Tour heightens resolve of AFMC commander
StandardNet
The general's team also made stops in Belgium and Greece where the Air Force has contracted for maintenance or upgrades to Air Force aircraft. ...

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3/11/2010 2:02:24 PM
Pilot, 90, recalls narrow escapes in WWII - San Diego Union Tribune

Pilot, 90, recalls narrow escapes in WWII
San Diego Union Tribune
After the war, Pisanos went on to a distinguished US Air Force career, culminating in his retirement as a colonel in 1973. He has lived in Rancho Bernardo ...

3/11/2010 2:02:24 PM
Boeing & Airbus-Northrop-Grumman News Has US Employment Impact - Texas Insider

Texas Insider

Boeing & Airbus-Northrop-Grumman News Has US Employment Impact
Texas Insider
The US aircraft and aerospace industries are highly concentrated in California and Washington State, while their European counterparts are highly ...
Spirit AeroSystems Named to Boeing Tanker Supplier TeamCNNMoney.com (press release)
France expresses anger over AF tanker contestAirForceTimes.com
Windfall for Boeing's struggling military divisionmydigitalfc.com
Student Operated Press -The Wichita Eagle (blog)
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3/11/2010 2:02:24 PM
United Airlines is ordering 25 Airbus aircraft - Daily Post

United Airlines is ordering 25 Airbus aircraft
Daily Post
The Airbus aircraft is going head to head with rival US manufacturer Boeing's 787 Dreamliner in the lucrative, mid-sized airliner market. ...

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3/11/2010 2:02:24 PM
Boeing Tries to Find a Graceful Exit for the C-17 - BNET

UPI.com

Boeing Tries to Find a Graceful Exit for the C-17
BNET
The C-17 Globemaster III is the Air Force's primary strategic transport aircraft, and has been a regular earner for Boeing ...
India confirms move to buy C-17 aircraftUPI.com
Globemaster steals Air Force Day showPeninsula On-line

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3/11/2010 2:02:24 PM
2009 Air Force safety awards announced - Air Force Link

2009 Air Force safety awards announced
Air Force Link
Secretary of the Air Force Safety Award, Category II - United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. The Academy's aggressive mishap prevention ...

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