$76M in Block III Radar Units for AH-64 Attack Helicopters
Posted on: Fri Jan 27th, 2006 | defenseindustrydaily.com

The Lockheed Martin/ Northrop-Grumman joint venture Longbow L.L.C. in Orlando, FL received a $76 million increment as part of a $100 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for Apache Block III Radar Electronics Units. Work will be performed in Baltimore, MD (50%), and Orlando, FL (50%), and is exp...

Air Force Plans Flight Tests Of Hypersonic Vehicle
Posted on: Fri Jan 27th, 2006 | space.com

A joint U.S. Air Force and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) project is moving speedily along-intended to fly to Mach 20, plus some.

Airborne laser aims for 2008 shoot-down
Posted on: Fri Jan 27th, 2006 | aimpoints.hq.af.mil

The Airborne Laser (ABL) program is on track to produce an aircraft that can shoot down a just-fired enemy missile with a laser, provided that budget cuts don't shoot down ABL first.

Pentagon tanker study leaves time frame in air
Posted on: Fri Jan 27th, 2006 | aimpoints.hq.af.mil

WASHINGTON - After a year's wait, the Pentagon's study on options for replacing the Air Force's aging refueling tankers was presented in several closed briefings Thursday to select members of Congress.

Missile Defense will cost $247 billion by 2024: CBO
Posted on: Fri Jan 27th, 2006 | news.monstersandcritics.com

The annual cost of the Bush administration`s missile defense plans could more than double to $19 billion by 2013, and total $247 billion from 2006 through fiscal 2024, according to a recent report.

Bell's Eagle Eye Tilt-Rotor UAV Achieves First Flight Milestone
Posted on: Fri Jan 27th, 2006 | shephard.co.uk

Fort Worth, TX - January 26, 2006 - Bell Helicopter, a unit of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), has announced that its TR918 Eagle Eye Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) lifted off the ground for the first time today when it achieved the first flight milestone in this ground breaking, vertical-lift unmanned ai...