Lockheed Awarded $30 Million Contract to Improve B-52H Mission Computer
Posted on: Tue Jun 8th, 2004 | lockheedmartin.com

OWEGO, N.Y., June 8, 2004 -- Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $30 million contract to increase the performance and memory of the mission computer in the U.S. Air Force's B-52H bomber.

Boeing Begins X-45C Unmanned Aircraft Assembly
Posted on: Tue Jun 8th, 2004 | boeing.com

Boeing started assembling its Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) X-45C aircraft today, loading the aft “carry-through” frame into a holding fixture inside the company’s St. Louis manufacturing facility. The 86-pound aluminum part, which spans the back end of the vehicle, will soon be mated w...

Boeing X-45A Unmanned Aircraft Taxi Together; Ready for Multi-Vehicle Flight
Posted on: Tue Jun 8th, 2004 | boeing.com

ST. LOUIS, June 7, 2004 – Two Boeing X-45A unmanned aircraft taxied together recently when they moved under their own power in a coordinated ground operation at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

USAF C-5 Fleet Gets Avionics Upgrade
Posted on: Tue Jun 8th, 2004 | lockheedmartin.com

Lockheed Martin began field installation of Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) kits into the U.S. Air Force's fleet of C-5 Galaxy strategic airlifters on June 4. The first aircraft is a C-5B flown by crews from both the 436th Airlift Wing and the Reserve Associate 512th Airlift Wing here. The Air ...