Pakistan to discuss Chinese defence purchases
Posted on: Mon Apr 17th, 2006 | news.ft.com

Pakistan will discuss the purchase of advanced defence supplies from China when President Pervez Musharraf and Shaukat Aziz, prime minister, visit Beijing later this year, senior Pakistani officials said.

MDA Measurements/Countermeasures Target Vehicle Launched Successfully
Posted on: Mon Apr 17th, 2006 | lockheedmartin.com

KAUAI, Hawaii, April 17, 2006 -- A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) team successfully launched a scientific payload April 13 for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA’s) Critical Measurements/Countermeasures Program. Lockheed Martin leads the Targets and Countermeasures industry team, which launched th...

JSF Team Finishes F-35 Structural Testing Early
Posted on: Mon Apr 17th, 2006 | prnewswire.com

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT - News) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team successfully completed structural- coupling testing five days ahead of schedule on the first F-35, and moved on to the next scheduled series of ground tests. The F-35's first f...

Battle of the new spaceports
Posted on: Mon Apr 17th, 2006 | thespacereview.com

New Mexico is pressing ahead with plans to develop a commercial spaceport, but it is not alone in developing new facilities to serve space tourism and other markets. Taylor Dinerman sizes up New Mexico's plans in comparison with efforts in California and other countries.

Time's up for F-111s
Posted on: Mon Apr 17th, 2006 | news.com.au

AUSTRALIA'S frontline strike aircraft could be grounded within two years as costs blow out and the risk of accidents escalates.

Air Force tanker gets nod; Boeing, Airbus to compete
Posted on: Mon Apr 17th, 2006 | aimpoints.hq.af.mil

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon said it will let the Air Force start a competition for its next-generation tanker plane, clearing the way for a showdown between Boeing Co. and European rival Airbus.