HALE: High-altitude aspirations
Posted on: Tue Mar 21st, 2006 | flightglobal.com

The opportunity for technological leapfrogging has seen Japan, South Korea and Singapore explore at least three sophisticated concepts for high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) systems over the past five years. However, all three nations have recently sought to buy the US Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global...

Predator Crashes in Iraq; Operation Swarmer Continues
Posted on: Tue Mar 21st, 2006 | defenselink.mil

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2006 - An unmanned aerial vehicle crashed this morning in Iraq, and combined operations continued in Salah ah Din province as part of Operation Swarmer.

First batch of Gripen fighters arrives in Hungary
Posted on: Tue Mar 21st, 2006 | gripen.com

Today, 21 March 2006, the first five Hungarian Air Force Gripen aircraft have arrived in Hungary.

Airborne laser on track for intercept test
Posted on: Tue Mar 21st, 2006 | flightglobal.com

Downgraded to a demonstration, with plans for production on hold, the ambitious US Airborne Laser (ABL) programme is keeping to a schedule that calls for a ballistic missile shoot-down test in 2008, says prime contractor Boeing.

'Dutch Pilots Must Test JSF'
Posted on: Tue Mar 21st, 2006 | trouw.nl

According to the Dutch newspaper 'De Telegraaf', State Secretary for Defence Van der Knaap has insisted that the United States allows Dutch pilots to participate in the testing of the JSF so that the Dutch requirements can be incorporated into the final version.

Britain sees progress in F-35 tech transfer talks
Posted on: Tue Mar 21st, 2006 | today.reuters.co.uk

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain is more optimistic about the prospects of buying the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter after crucial talks with U.S. officials over technology transfers went well, a British embassy spokesman said on Monday.

Northrop awarded $275,000,00 for litening pods
Posted on: Tue Mar 21st, 2006 | defenselink.mil

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $275,000,000 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, firm fixed price contract.