Delivery & Task Orders Articles

Aging Aircraft: USAF F-15 Fleet Sees Renewed Interest

Aging Aircraft: USAF F-15 Fleet Sees Renewed Interest

F-15C over DC (click to view full) "Array of Aging American Aircraft Attracting Attention" discusses the issues that accompany an air force whose fighters have an average age of over 23.5 years - vs. an average of 8.5 years in 1967. One of the most obvious...

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US Navy on the T-AKE As It Beefs Up Supply Ship Capacity

US Navy on the T-AKE As It Beefs Up Supply Ship Capacity

USNS Sacagawea (click to view full) Warships get a lot of attention, but without resupply, an impressive-looking fleet becomes a hollow force. The US Navy's supply and support fleet has been aging, and needed new vessels. T-AKE is part of that effort, and the ships...

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Nothing but Netz: F-16s

Nothing but Netz: F-16s

MiG-21 'Lancer' (click to view full) The MiG-21 is reaching the end of its service life, but it can still be effective for a little while. India's refurbished MiG-21 'Bisons' combined Russian, Indian and Israeli technology to excellent effect in the COPE India 2004...

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