(B)old new frontiers - plan for shuttle replacement

Posted at: Wed Nov 10th, 2004

Northrop Grumman Corp. and Boeing Co. yesterday announced plans to team up to design a vehicle to take astronauts back to the moon and even beyond, but they've got to make one stop first - an off-white cinderblock building in Bethpage known as the Grumman History Center.

Northrop Validates Design of X-47B UCAV with Low-Speed Wind Tunnel Tests

Posted at: Wed Nov 10th, 2004

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 9, 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has used a series of low-speed wind tunnel tests to successfully validate the aerodynamic design of the X-47B unmanned combat aerial vehicle it is developing for the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) Concept Demonstration Pr...

US Air Force Selects Lockheed to Modify C-130J Super Hercules

Posted at: Wed Nov 10th, 2004

GREENVILLE, S.C., November 9, 2004 -- The U.S. Air Force has selected Lockheed Martin to modify one C-130J aircraft for the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. The contract also contains options for two additional aircraft and has a total value of approximately $29 million.

F-35 Delayed - Updated F-15's/16's may be needed

Posted at: Wed Nov 10th, 2004

According to Lt. Col. Gregory Johnson, Deputy Chief of the JSF system management organization, the costs attached to the recent re-engineering of the F-35 Joint Strke Fighter will delay it's introduction into the US military by up to 2 years, (from 2011 to 2013).