News Archive 2008
Headlines and summaries of
available news stories from 2008. Click the title to view the full story with image if available. |
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21 Nov | Norway selected F-35 to replace F-16s ![]() On November 21st, 2008, the Norwegian government announced that its Minister of Defence had selected the F-35 Lightning II to replace its fleet of F-16 fighters. |
26 Aug | Huge US Army CH-47F Chinook Contract ![]() Boeing announced on August 26, 2008, that it has been awarded a five-year U.S. Army contract for 181 CH-47F Chinooks |
13 Jun | Luftwaffe Eurofighters – now ready to go at any time ![]() Since 3 June, Eurofighter combat aircraft of Fighter Wing 74 (JG 74) at Neuburg have officially been on constant alert for air policing tasks in the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) role. |
25 Apr | Korea to Buy 21 More F-15Ks From Boeing ![]() South Korea's arms procurement agency Friday announced a contract to purchase 21 F-15K fighters from The Boeing Company of the United States. |
20 Mar | Polish air force deploys MiG-29s on Baltic mission ![]() The Polish air force has deployed four RSK MiG-29 fighters and around 100 personnel from its 41st Tactical Air Squadron at Malbork to perform air policing duties over the Baltic states from Lithuania's Zokniai-Siaulai air base. |
14 Mar | PAF gets six JF-17 Thunder aircraft ![]() The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has received another six JF-17 Thunder aircraft from China. Two such aircraft were received earlier. |
29 Feb | Northrop-EADS Win KC-X Tanker Contract ![]() On Friday, February 29, Northrop Grumman and partner EADS have been awarded a contract to supply 179 aerial refueling tankers to the U.S. Air Force, beating the rival bid by Boeing. |
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