http://www.military.com/News/Home/0,13324,,00.html?ESRC=airforcenews.RSS Military Air Force News Center Monday, 09 November 2009 10:55:31 AM http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,205408,00.html?ESRC=airforcenews.RSS With two proposals in, the U.S. Air Force's source selection for the 250-lb. Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) moving-target killer is under way, and this will be the first of potentially many fixed-price competitions the Pentagon says will come for major development contracts. 2009-11-06 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,205245,00.html?ESRC=airforcenews.RSS The first Space Based Infrared System (Sbirs) missile warning satellite bound for geosynchronous (GEO) orbit is on track for delivery to the U.S. Air Force by the fourth quarter of calendar year 2010, according to its manufacturer. 2009-11-04 http://www.military.com/news/article/air-force-news/last-c130e-hercules-leave-ramstein.html?ESRC=airforcenews.RSS 2009-11-04 http://www.military.com/news/article/air-force-news/airmen-deliver-supplies-to-afghan-gis.html?ESRC=airforcenews.RSS 2009-11-04 http://www.military.com/news/article/air-force-news/cherish-your-spouse.html?ESRC=airforcenews.RSS 2009-11-04 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,205168,00.html?ESRC=airforcenews.RSS The Russian air force is looking to modernize its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fleet. Officials have developed requirements for new UAVs, but a lack of local products that meet these needs is forcing them to turn to foreign suppliers, notably Israel. 2009-11-03 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,204297,00.html?ESRC=airforcenews.RSS Boeing's top executive denies that his company has gained unfair advantage in the battle for the U.S. Air Force's KC-X refueling tanker contract and charges that the competing EADS-Northrop Grumman team is using a government-subsidized platform. 2009-10-22 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,204238,00.html?ESRC=airforcenews.RSS Middle-class American youth are entering the military in significant numbers today, drawn by more competitive pay, a battered civilian job market and the buzz surrounding an improved GI Bill education benefit. 2009-10-22 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,202578,00.html?ESRC=airforcenews.RSS On track to certify its aircraft fleet to use synthetic Fisher-Tropsch (F-T) fuel by 2011, the U.S. Air Force launched a similar certification effort for hydrotreated renewable jet (HRJ) biofuels and is now interested in fuels from cellulosic feedstocks. 2009-10-06 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,201969,00.html?ESRC=airforcenews.RSS U.S. plans to deploy an unmanned surveillance airship to Afghanistan are moving forward, with a contract for the Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) demonstration expected to be awarded by year-end. 2009-09-28