Go-ahead for Europe ice mission
Posted on: Fri Feb 24th, 2006 | news.bbc.co.uk

The Cryosat mission lost in the Arctic Ocean last year minutes after launch from northern Russia will fly again.

Smaller F-22 fleet yields about 126 combat-ready Raptors
Posted on: Fri Feb 24th, 2006 | aimpoints.hq.af.mil

The Air Force's revised plans to procure a fleet of 183 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-22 Raptor stealth multi-role fighter aircraft will give the service about 126 combat-ready jets, after factoring in the planes that the service will dedicate to training and testing, according to the general responsible ...

Battle looms over Pentagon plan to cut B-52 bomber force
Posted on: Fri Feb 24th, 2006 | govexec.com

Congress is preparing to wage a high-stakes battle with the Pentagon over plans to cut 40 percent of the Air Force's venerable B-52 bomber fleet to make room in the service's constrained budget for higher priority programs.

Australia ready for next phase of JSF
Posted on: Fri Feb 24th, 2006 | theage.com.au

Australia has been told by a US aircraft manufacturer it will have to specify how many F-35 Joint Strike Fighters it wants and pay millions of dollars by the end of the year to remain a partner in the JSF program.

US Air Force may halt Boeing C130 upgrades-analyst
Posted on: Fri Feb 24th, 2006 | today.reuters.com

WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force is considering halting a multibillion program to upgrade the cockpit electronics of the C-130 cargo aircraft, private defense analyst Loren Thompson said on Thursday.

US successfully conducts this year's first missile defense test
Posted on: Fri Feb 24th, 2006 | aimpoints.hq.af.mil

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A missile rose more than 160 kilometres into the atmosphere from Alaska's Kodiak Island on Thursday in the first of several tests planned this year for the U.S. missile-defence system.

Upgraded Missile Defense Radar Tested
Posted on: Fri Feb 24th, 2006 | boeing.com

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 23, 2006 -- A Boeing-led [NYSE: BA] industry team and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have successfully completed a test of key parts of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system.