Daily Report

TSgt. Daniel L. Douville, 33, of Harvey, La., has died in Afghanistan, announced the Defense Department. Douville died Sunday as a result of injuries suffered from an improvised explosive device on the border of the Nad ‘Ali district of Helmand...

Boeing purposely proposed a ceiling price for developing the Air Force’s KC-X tanker that was less than the company’s actual projected cost. The company revealed this to the Air Force on April 25, USAF spokesman Lt. Col. Jack Miller told...

Some 1,100 airmen assigned to Minot AFB, N.D., and their family members remained displaced from their homes in downtown Minot and the surrounding communities as a result of the Souris River rising to record flood levels. The river began flooding...

Papa, Hungary—The NATO Airlift Management Agency, the international entity that “owns” three C-17s available for NATO and partner heavy-lift needs under the Strategic Airlift Capability consortium, is mulling what to do with its windfall of up to $90 million. It’s...

Le Bourget, France—Marion Blakey, Aerospace Industries Association president, said here she’s “very worried” that US aerospace’s most cutting-edge technological capabilities will “wither” without more design work. Acknowledging that this is the first time in aviation history that the United States...

Le Bourget, France—The United States has “lost enormously in market share in commercial satellites,” said Aerospace Industries Association President Marion Blakey. In an interview here with the Daily Report at last week’s Paris Air Show, Blakey said US export controls...

Le Bourget, France—A recent Aerospace Industries Association survey—done with interviews and focus groups—suggests that the American people believe that a strong defense is necessary and should command proper funding even in a time of severe fiscal constraints, AIA president Marion...

Crews and F-16s from the 510th Fighter Squadron at Aviano AB, Italy, concluded Anatolian Eagle, an annual exercise that saw them fly with Jordanian, Saudi, Spanish, and Turkish partners from Konya AB, Turkey. In addition to USAF F-16s, the 11-day,...

The Air Force Art Program has adopted a series of nine paintings depicting the history of manned flight and painted by an artist who remained a mystery until recently. “The big significance is that we capture some heritage, so that...

Lockheed Martin announced a new website for information on the F-35 strike fighter, including history, program updates, photos, and videos. Viewers can click on an interactive map of the United States and see the economic impact of the F-35 broken...