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Supporting America’s “Air Force One” VC-25s

Supporting America’s “Air Force One” VC-25s

Air Force One (click to view full) The USA's fleet of 2 "VC-25" 747-200 derivatives is unique in several respects. It's more popularly known as the latest incarnation of the "Air Force One" fleet that transports the President of the United States around the world,...

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Raytheon’s APG-79 AESA Radars

Raytheon’s APG-79 AESA Radars

Fulfilling part of the Navy’s roadmap to expand the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet capabilities for future network-centric operations, Boeing and Raytheon debuted the F/A-18E/F Block II Super Hornet equipped with the revolutionary A/N APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar system at a St. Louis ceremony this week….

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