First JSF Flight-Test Engine To Be Completed In Weeks
Posted on: Tue Nov 8th, 2005 | aviationweek.com

Pratt & Whitney is weeks away from completing the first flight-test engine for the U.S. Defense Department's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, according to a company spokesman.

Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Produce RQ-4B Global Hawks
Posted on: Tue Nov 8th, 2005 | irconnect.com

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 7, 2005 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to begin production of the next five RQ-4B Global Hawk aerial reconnaissance systems.

China - The Illusion of Military Power
Posted on: Tue Nov 8th, 2005 | strategypage.com

UK defense chief expresses confidence in Joint Strike Fighter
Posted on: Tue Nov 8th, 2005 | forbes.com

WASHINGTON (AFX) - UK Defence Secretary John Reid has expressed confidence the Joint Strike Fighter is still the best replacement for the Royal Navy's fleet of Harrier jump jets.

France: Successful first flight of high-speed UAV demonstrator CARAPAS
Posted on: Tue Nov 8th, 2005 | eads.net

EADS Military Aircraft has just staged the successful first flight of the high-speed UAV demonstrator CARAPAS (CApacité drone RAPide AntileurreS) at the Biscarrosse missile test centre (CELM) in France.