Boeing Teams with Northrop for CLV Production
Posted on: Thu Apr 20th, 2006 | boeing.com

ST. LOUIS, April 19, 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has opened an Exploration Launch Systems office in Huntsville, Ala., to support the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's Constellation program and the human space transportation elements.

Boeing Awarded Contract to Upgrade B-1 Bomber Radar
Posted on: Thu Apr 20th, 2006 | boeing.com

ST. LOUIS, April 20, 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has received a $180 million contract to upgrade the fire control radar on the U.S. Air Force's fleet of 67 B-1B long-range bomber aircraft.

DoD Official Touts Global Hawk Teamwork Success
Posted on: Thu Apr 20th, 2006 | aimpoints.hq.af.mil

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Northrop Grumman Corp.'s (NOC) Global Hawk combat drone could become a success story for Air Force-Navy teamwork, despite the spotty track record of previous collaborations, Pentagon officials said Wednesday.

War costs approach $10 billion a month
Posted on: Thu Apr 20th, 2006 | sfgate.com

Washington -- Annual war expenditures in Iraq will almost certainly come close to doubling since the U.S. invasion, as the military confronts the rapidly escalating cost of repairing, rebuilding and replacing equipment chewed up by three years of combat.

Russia to supply air defense systems to Iran
Posted on: Thu Apr 20th, 2006 | aljazeera.com

Despite strong opposition by the United States, Russia announced that it would honor its commitments on supplying Tor-M1 air defense systems to Iran, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.

F/A-18 Super Hornet Demonstrates Network Capability in Multiple JDAM Drop
Posted on: Thu Apr 20th, 2006 | boeing.com

ST. LOUIS, April 18, 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has successfully demonstrated the capability of an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to provide targeting coordinates to other aircraft using the Raytheon APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar system.

Typhoon set for new deal of decade
Posted on: Thu Apr 20th, 2006 | timesonline.co.uk

BRITAIN appeared to have clinched a multibillion-pound deal yesterday to supply Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.