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WASPs receive their due - Louisville Courier-Journal

WASPs receive their due
Louisville Courier-Journal
Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman to become a pilot (in 1921), once said, “The air is the only place free of prejudice. ...
WWII US women flyers finally receive recognition, medalDigitalJournal.com
Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II Receive Congressional Medal, Six ...ABC News
US honors pioneering women military pilotsAFP
AvStop Aviation News -Christian Science Monitor -Department of Defense
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3/13/2010 10:05:23 AM

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
US confident Australia will stick with strike fighterABC Online
Politico -domain-B -Raw Story
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3/13/2010 10:05:23 AM

Reports: EADS may get time to submit tanker bid - Press-Register - al.com (blog)

France24

Reports: EADS may get time to submit tanker bid
Press-Register - al.com (blog)
The Pentagon may extend the deadline for bids on the US Air Force tanker contract to allow the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. time to prepare an ...
US arms buyer rejects protectionism chargeReuters
US Should Not Yield to 'European Outrage' over Tanker DealBig Government (blog)
U.S. Air Force To Remain Cautious In Dealing With Boeing (NOC, BA)Benzinga
Texas Insider -Trading Markets (press release) -TIME
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3/13/2010 10:05:23 AM

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...
EADS sees no financial hit from US tanker lossReuters
Europe anger over end of US air force tender bidAFP
No Solo EADS Bid for US Tanker: GalloisDefenseNews.com (subscription)
Hartford Courant -RFI -Telegraph.co.uk
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3/13/2010 10:05:23 AM

Sarkozy Criticizes US on Tanker Deal - Wall Street Journal

The Hindu

Sarkozy Criticizes US on Tanker Deal
Wall Street Journal
Mr. Sarkozy, speaking in London, said he was disappointed that a long-delayed contract to supply a fleet of aerial-refueling tankers to the US Air Force...
Sarkozy, Brown slam US 'protectionism' on defence dealFrance24
Sarkozy scolds Obama on protectionismHot Air (blog)

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3/13/2010 10:05:23 AM

Wright-Patterson's C-5 cargo planes to be replaced by C-17s - Dayton Daily News

Wright-Patterson's C-5 cargo planes to be replaced by C-17s
Dayton Daily News
Reservists also often fly the planes in the Dayton area during pilot training runs. The Air Force has seen rapidly increasing costs for modernizing its more ...

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3/13/2010 10:05:23 AM

World datelines - Deseret News

Telegraph.co.uk

World datelines
Deseret News
LONDON — The French and British leaders accused the US of protectionism on Friday over a contract to build a new Air Force refueling tanker. ...
Air France black box search to resume on Mar.25 - paperMalaysia Star

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3/13/2010 10:05:23 AM

Former wing commander: Vance in good shape to weather another BRAC round - Enid News & Eagle

Former wing commander: Vance in good shape to weather another BRAC round
Enid News & Eagle
Newton, who retired from the Air Force in 2000 as a four-star general, was in town to speak to the latest group of pilot training graduates at Vance Friday ...

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3/13/2010 10:05:23 AM

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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3/13/2010 10:05:23 AM

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, ...

3/13/2010 10:05:23 AM