Boeing has received a $240 million contract from the Air Force to produce Joint Direct Attack Munition tail kits to convert 10,000 bombs of 500, 1,000, and 2,000 pounds. The bombs belong to the Air Force and Navy. Boeing is to complete the new order by February 2008. Boeing officials say the company has manufactured more than 140,000 JDAM tail kits since 1998.
NATO Scrambles Fighter in Newest Response to Russian Drones
Sept. 16, 2025
NATO scrambled its first fighter Sept. 13 under its new plan to bolster its defenses against Russian air incursions that was put into place after an array of Russian drones flew into Polish airspace last week, the officials from the alliance’s military command said.
