News of March 28, 2006
U.S. partners on F-35 concerned over plane costs, cuts
Posted at: Tue Mar 28th, 2006
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Partner nations in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program are concerned that U.S. cuts will drive up their purchasing costs, an Australian diplomat said Monday.
Ambassador Dennis Richardson said Australia generally is pleased with the Pen...
Congress buys F136 time
Posted at: Tue Mar 28th, 2006
US Congress could provide a year's reprieve for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) alternative engine programme, but the threat of cancellation will not be lifted from the General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 unless supporters can convince the Pentagon and sceptical lawmakers that co...
U.S. official sees F-35 deal with UK by mid-June
Posted at: Tue Mar 28th, 2006
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deputy Defence Secretary Gordon England on Monday said he expects the United States and Britain to work out differences over technology transfer issues related to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter...
Greece Fighter Contract Draws EU Aerospace Groups
Posted at: Tue Mar 28th, 2006
Greece is in the sights of European Union aerospace defense groups over a looming contract for 30 fighter aircraft.
Greece has cold-shouldered EU defense groups recently by buying military aircraft from the United States, but this ...
Indian Air Force will buy 20 Mirages for now
Posted at: Tue Mar 28th, 2006
NEW DELHI: Faced with an unprecedented depletion in its fighter fleet and a possible delay in the contract for 126 new fighters, the Indian Air Force is proposing to buy 20 new Mirage fighters from France and overhaul its existing Mirage fleet.
China Testing Missile Defense System
Posted at: Tue Mar 28th, 2006
A People Liberation Army bulletin in China reported Sunday that China succeeded in test launching an interceptor missile similar to the U.S. Patriot missile.
According to the paper, an air force base in Beijing recently test launched a new interceptor missile from a desert in northwe...
Europe Develops Robotic Warplanes
Posted at: Tue Mar 28th, 2006
March 27, 2006: In Europe, several robotic warplanes ( the Neuron, the Barrakuda and the Corax) are under development. These UACV (Unmanned Aerial Combat Vehicles) concepts began in the Untied States, but Europe wants to remain com...
Costs Surge for Unmanned Vehicles for War
Posted at: Tue Mar 28th, 2006
WASHINGTON -- Piloted remotely from a Nevada air base half a world away or by soldiers on the scene, unmanned aircraft have become so indispensable in Iraq and in the war on terror that by next year the U.S. could be spending nearly seven times more on the vehicles than it did before the 9/11 attack...
