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USAF’s 8th Fighter Wing Revs Up Readiness Drive Against N. Korean Threats

USAF’s 8th Fighter Wing Revs Up Readiness Drive Against N. Korean Threats

KUNSAN AIR BASE, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — F-16 fighters roared over a key U.S. air base in the southwestern city of Gunsan while ground maintenance staff checked JADAM penetrator bombs and others added to its evolving arsenal new technologies like “dronebusters.” The routine yet indispensable daily operations on Thursday underscored their priority on readiness [...]

ETC Announces the Final Acceptance by the U.S. Air Force of a Suite of Four Research Altitude Chambers

ETC Announces the Final Acceptance by the U.S. Air Force of a Suite of Four Research Altitude Chambers

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Environmental Tectonics Corporation (OTC Pink: ETCC) (“ETC”) announces the final acceptance by the U.S. Air Force of a suite of four Research Altitude Chambers delivered to the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH, USA.   Valued at over $38 million, the suite of research [...]

First South Korean F-16s Arrive at BAE Systems for Upgrades

First South Korean F-16s Arrive at BAE Systems for Upgrades

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 25, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–BAE Systems has begun to upgrade 134 South Korean F-16 aircraft in  partnership with the U.S. Air Force. Two of the F-16s recently arrived  at the company’s modification facility at Alliance Airport in Fort  Worth, Texas, where they will be equipped with advanced weapons and  next-generation avionics, including [...]