J-UCAS Research program restructured
Posted on: Wed Nov 2nd, 2005 | daytondailynews.com

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE | The Aeronautical Systems Center opened the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems program office here Tuesday, taking the reins from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

UK seeks USAF deal to extend Predator use
Posted on: Wed Nov 2nd, 2005 | flightinternational.com

The UK is increasing its use of General Atomics MQ-1 Predator unmanned air vehicles under a partnership with the US Air Force, and could seek to extend the deal to also include operations of the service’s larger MQ-9 Predator B system, according to one of the Ministry of Defence’s senior...

Venezuela threatens US over F-16s
Posted on: Wed Nov 2nd, 2005 | news.bbc.co.uk

President Hugo Chavez has warned the US he could give some of his country's F-16 fighter jets to Cuba or China.

NASA foresees shared burden
Posted on: Wed Nov 2nd, 2005 | washingtontimes.com

NASA Administrator Michael Griffin yesterday said the United States will take the lead in constructing a "21st-century space highway," but that the brunt of the financial burden will not be carried by American taxpayers.

Global Hawk aimed at Asia despite restrictions
Posted on: Wed Nov 2nd, 2005 | flightinternational.com

Northrop Grumman aims to overturn current restrictions and secure US government approval to export its RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude long-endurance unmanned air vehicle to South Korea and other Asia-Pacific countries.

Raytheon Delivers First Production ISS for Global Hawk
Posted on: Wed Nov 2nd, 2005 | biz.yahoo.com

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 1, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN - News) has delivered the first full production Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS) for the Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aerial system used by the U.S. Air Force. The full production configuration includes both syn...