Berlin sources confirm German interest in unmanned jet fighter
Posted on: Tue Feb 14th, 2006 | news.monstersandcritics.com

Berlin - Europe's main aerospace company is well advanced in a secret project to build a tiny but lethal unmanned fighter aircraft, sources in the German capital Berlin confirmed Tuesday.

The missile that does not care
Posted on: Tue Feb 14th, 2006 | en.rian.ru

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Kislyakov.) - This year shows little prospect for a much needed Russian-U.S. missile defense treaty. The American ballistic missile defense system, credible though increasingly costly, is going to become operational within years. New Russian missiles...

Saab Wins Eurofighter Dispenser Order
Posted on: Tue Feb 14th, 2006 | saabgroup.com

Saab Avitronics have received an order from Flight Refuelling Ltd to provide BOL 510 Countermeasures Dispensers for the Eurofighter Tranche 2 program. The order value is approximately 190 MSEK. [$24 million]

EDO to Develop Weapon-Release System for Predator UAS
Posted on: Tue Feb 14th, 2006 | home.businesswire.com

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2006--EDO Corporation (NYSE: EDO) has been awarded a contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to develop a weapon carriage and release system for the MQ-9 Predator B unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The initial system design and development...

Barracuda UAV technology advances
Posted on: Tue Feb 14th, 2006 | janes.com

Images of the EADS Barracuda stealth unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) demonstrator indicate that the company's work on stealth may have outpaced that of BAE Systems, Saab and Dassault. Barracuda is a much larger, heavier and more sophisticated aircraft than the very small test vehicles that other Europ...

Italian Eurofighters Providing Air Cover for Turin Winter Olympics
Posted on: Tue Feb 14th, 2006 | europapress.es

HALLBERGMOOS, Germany, February 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the commencement of operations in its Air Surveillance role with the Italian Air Force on December 16 2005, the Eurofighter Typhoon new generation combat aircraft has been tasked with providing airspace air defence coverage above Turin...