Brazil's air force picks up hundreds of lost penguins

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Oct. 3, 2008

Hundreds of penguins lost along Brazil's coast are returned to native territory in the south Atlantic ocean by an air force plane.

Morocco contracts for F-16 countermeasures

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The Royal Moroccan Air Force has selected Raytheon to integrate electronic warfare technologies into Morocco's F-16 aircraft fleet.

Harris to develop satellite architecture

MELBOURNE, Fla., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Harris Corp. a contract to study and develop new lighter-weight satellite architecture.

New Zealand military won't track whalers

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The new defense minister in New Zealand says that he is unlikely to use to the air force to monitor the Japanese whaling fleet.

USAF denies care for recruit with leukemia

LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force is denying healthcare benefits to a recruit who was diagnosed with leukemia during his basic training, the recruit said.

COL FB: TCU 44, Air Force 10

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Andy Dalton threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for two more scores Saturday, keying 17th-ranked TCU's 44-10 win over Air Force.

CPI to support airborne communications

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has contracted Communications & Power Industries for the company to develop wave tube technologies in support of airborne communications.

Raytheon submits proposal for GBS move

RESTON, Va., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Raytheon Co. announced it has submitted a bid to support the U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center in transitioning its Global Broadcast Service.

Air Force contracts DRC for data support

ANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has contracted Dynamics Research Corp. to support the Global Logistics Support Center streamline data logistics and other services.

Norway receives first C-130J

MARIETTA, Ga., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The Royal Norwegian Air Force received the first of four Lockheed Martin-built C-130J military transport aircraft during a ceremony Wednesday.

Telos to install wiring at Air Force base

ASHBURN, Va., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has contracted Telos Corp. for the company to support voice and data communications at Charleston Air Force Base in South Carolina.

Air Force training Navy pilots on UAS tech

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force is increasing efforts to address the call for more surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities through new training initiatives.

SAIC to develop protections for aircraft

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has contracted Science Applications International Corp. to develop infrared systems to protect aircraft from enemy threats.

Pilot blinded by stroke guided to landing

YORK, England, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- An English pilot who was temporarily blinded by a stroke while he was 15,000 feet over Yorkshire was guided back to ground by a Royal Air Force plane.

Iraq orders F-16s, helicopters

BAGHDAD, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The Iraqi government announced plans to purchase more than 500 military aircraft from the United States and France, with first deliveries expected in 2011.

Colombia contracts for Black Hawk upgrades

STRATFORD, Conn., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The Colombian air force has contracted Sikorsky Aerospace Services to reconfigure six Black Hawk helicopters with new upgraded technologies.