Advanced China fighter aircraft makes test flight
Posted on: Fri Apr 28th, 2006 | news.xinhuanet.com

CHENGDU, April 28 (Xinhua) -- An advanced version of the China-developed new-generation fighter plane, the Xiaolong/FC-4, succeeded in its first flight on Friday in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Pratt Details Joint Strike Fighter Jet Engine Order
Posted on: Fri Apr 28th, 2006 | pw.utc.com

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - April 28, 2006 - Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), has been awarded the first production contract for F135 engines to power the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. The contract, valued at $23 million, is for long lead-time hardware for ...

Top Contractors Compete for Cargo Plane
Posted on: Fri Apr 28th, 2006 | dfw.com

Three of the top five U.S. defense contractors, including Boeing and Lockheed, have chosen sides in a competition for a potential $5 billion military cargo aircraft contract.

Air Force is told to buy 3 more Boeing C-17s
Posted on: Fri Apr 28th, 2006 | seattlepi.nwsource.com

A House panel directed the Air Force Thursday to buy three more Boeing Co. C-17 transports, a move that signals Congress likely will overturn the Pentagon's intent to cap the program at 180 aircraft.

Pakistan to buy "scaled down" package of F-16s
Posted on: Fri Apr 28th, 2006 | financialexpress.com

WASHINGTON, APRIL 28: Pakistan has agreed to buy a "scaled down" package of F-16 fighter jets from the US due to strained resources following the devastating earthquake in the country last year.

Mystery cloaks Predator B 'drone' crash
Posted on: Fri Apr 28th, 2006 | nogalesinternational.com

The crash and destruction of a $6.5 million unmanned aerial vehicle on Tuesday morning 10 miles north of Nogales remains a mystery but is under investigation.

Australia Looking To Buy Strike Weapons, Planes and UAVS
Posted on: Fri Apr 28th, 2006 | hoovers.com

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is in contract negations to buy Boeing's [BA] Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) and Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASM) for eventual use on that country's fleet of F/A-18 Hornets, said a top Australian military official.