F-35 Completes Fuel Tests - Begins Structural Testing

Posted at: Fri Mar 24th, 2006

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter completed "leak-free" fuel-system checkout testing achieving another major success milestone on the fighter program.

NATO,EU Lease Strategic Airlift Aircraft

Posted at: Fri Mar 24th, 2006

Deputy Secretary General Minuto Rizzo travelled to Leipzig, Germany, on 23 March, for a ceremony to mark the entry into force of a multinational contract on a Strategic Airlift Interim Solution. The event was hosted by German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung, since Germany has taken the lead on thi...

UK chosen as possible 'Star Wars' site

Posted at: Fri Mar 24th, 2006

Interceptor missiles could be placed in the UK as part of the US "Star Wars" missile defence system, according to plans revealed by the Pentagon. The moves are likely to attract more unwelcome attention for prime minister Tony Blair's government ov...

Army, AF Announce Joint Cargo Aircraft Program

Posted at: Fri Mar 24th, 2006

WASHINGTON (ARMY NEWS SERVICE, March 23, 2006) - Army and Air Force officials announced March 17 that a new Joint Cargo Aircraft, designed to enhance the combat readiness of both services, will be developed by a combined team. Fielding of the new aircraft is expected within two years.

BMD Focus: Japan's passion for BMD

Posted at: Fri Mar 24th, 2006

WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is due to step down in a few months after five confident, controversial years at the helm of the world's second-ranking industrial power, but he will leave ballistic missile defense juggernaut...

Northrop to Design Supersonic 'Oblique Flying Wing'

Posted at: Fri Mar 24th, 2006

A couple of days ago, we reported contract details the Pentagon had released about this first-ever supersonic 'Oblique Flying Wing' demonstrator. --Northrop Grumman's press release follows-- EL SEGUNDO, Cal...

Brit's shot at Raptor is envy of pilots worldwide

Posted at: Fri Mar 24th, 2006

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE -- When Dan Robinson climbed into the cockpit of one of Langley Air Force Base's F-22A Raptors, it was all he could do not to push every button inside. "I was a kid again," Robinson said, in awe of a machine he'd dreamed of flying. "I wond...