The Air Force has awarded the Lockheed Martin A-10 Prime Team $40.4 million to complete the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the precision engagement program for the A-10C, the digitally enhanced version of the A-10 Warthog. According to a company release, the team, which includes Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, and Southwest Research Institute, will continue its work through May 2008 to develop the PE software suite and support USAF flight testing.
The Air Force has finished modifying and testing the new VC-25B Bridge aircraft that will serve as a temporary Air Force One, the service announced May 1. All that’s left now is to finish painting the jet before it starts flying this summer.