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WWII US women flyers finally receive recognition, medal - DigitalJournal.com

WWII US women flyers finally receive recognition, medal
DigitalJournal.com
Veterans of the US Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) have been honoured for the first time since WWII by being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, ...
Women Airforce Service Pilots Receive Congressional Gold MedalAvStop Aviation News
US honors pioneering women military pilotsAFP
Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II Receive Congressional Medal, Six ...ABC News
Christian Science Monitor -Department of Defense -Warren Tribune Chronicle
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3/12/2010 3:12:30 PM

Price of Lockheed's F-35 fighter soars - Reuters

ABC Online

Price of Lockheed's F-35 fighter soars
Reuters
The US Air Force is set to formally notify Congress that the program has crashed through a key cost-containment threshold that will force a thorough review, ...
Strike fighter to cost more: US probeSydney Morning Herald
GAO analyst says cost overruns, delays continue to plague F-35 programWashington Post
Pentagon confirms cost of Lockheed Martin's F-35 up by 60-90 per centdomain-B
Politico -Raw Story -GovExec.com
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3/12/2010 3:12:30 PM

US arms buyer rejects protectionism charge - Reuters

Reuters

US arms buyer rejects protectionism charge
Reuters
N) the sole remaining bidder to start building a new fleet of US Air Force tankers, which are used to refuel other planes in mid-air. ...
U.S. Air Force To Remain Cautious In Dealing With Boeing (NOC, BA)Benzinga
Boeing or Bust: Europeans Cry Foul Over a Defense ContractTIME
Northrop pulls out of plane competitionTrading Markets (press release)
Texas Insider -Telegraph.co.uk -Flightglobal
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3/12/2010 3:12:30 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
Europe anger over end of US air force tender bidAFP
Tanker bid: EU warns of US protectionismUPI.com
Times Online -DailyTech -Wall Street Journal
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3/12/2010 3:12:30 PM

Remote Warriors How Drone Pilots Wage War - Spiegel Online

Financial Times

Remote Warriors How Drone Pilots Wage War
Spiegel Online
The US military's drone pilots are even further west, at Creech Air Force Base in the deserts of Nevada, about an hour's drive northwest of the gamblers' ...
Decade Of The Drone: America's Aerial AssassinsFaxts News
Drones and TerrorismAmerican Thinker

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3/12/2010 3:12:30 PM

Iraq Air Force, in first, ran surveillance for elections - World Tribune

Iraq Air Force, in first, ran surveillance for elections
World Tribune
All of the aircraft were equipped with an MX-15 electro-optical infrared camera system. "In previous years, the United States has provided security, ...

3/12/2010 3:12:30 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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3/12/2010 3:12:30 PM

US Mint WASP Bronze Medals Available March 26 - CoinNews.net (press release)

CoinNews.net (press release)

US Mint WASP Bronze Medals Available March 26
CoinNews.net (press release)
During a time of national crisis, thousands of women answered their nation's call and volunteered for duty as a pilot for the United States Army Air Force. ...

3/12/2010 3:12:30 PM

ROTC Enrollment on the Rise - FOXNews

FOXNews

ROTC Enrollment on the Rise
FOXNews
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Air Force Junior ROTC cadet Kwameka Jones salutes before her squad practiced drills, Nov. 12, 2009, in Baltimore (AP). ...

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3/12/2010 3:12:30 PM

World War II Fly Girls soar to highest honor - Capital Flyer

Capital Flyer

World War II Fly Girls soar to highest honor
Capital Flyer
An Air Force vocalist began to sing the “National Anthem” and the sound of the joining mass in chorus rung high through the hall. Many of the ladies reached ...

3/12/2010 3:12:30 PM