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Contract awarded on first F-35 models

Posted at: Tue May 2nd, 2006

Contract awarded on first F-35 models Pentagon officials have awarded Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. a $901 million contract to begin work on the first five production models of the F-35 joint strike fighter, months before the first test airplane makes its inaugural flight.

Holland's Biggest Opposition Party Doesn't Want JSF

Posted at: Tue May 2nd, 2006

Holland's Biggest Opposition Party Doesn't Want JSF The Netherlands' biggest opposition party, the PvdA Labour party, opposes buying the F-35 joint strike fighter and will cancel agreements that have been made, when it wins the parliamentary elections early next year.

US Customs searches for answers after mysterious loss of Predator B

Posted at: Tue May 2nd, 2006

US Customs searches for answers after mysterious loss of Predator B The exact cause of last week's Predator B crash in Arizona is still unknown. US Customs, which operates the Predator B to patrol the US-Mexico border, is trying to determine why the unmanned drone crashed almost immediately after losing its communications link.

Money, politics at center stage in Air Force tanker race

Posted at: Tue May 2nd, 2006

Money, politics at center stage in Air Force tanker race WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Pentagon asked the defense industry last week for information on new tankers, used tankers, borrowed tankers and even subsidized tankers. Proposals for flying gas stations soon will come pouring in from Boeing Co. (BA), Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) and...

CENTAF combined airpower summary for April 28 to 30

Posted at: Tue May 2nd, 2006

5/1/2006 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for April 28 to 30. April 30 In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress provided close-air support to coalition troops in contact with enemy forces near Asad...

Infrared missile-defense subsystem shipped

Posted at: Tue May 2nd, 2006

Infrared missile-defense subsystem shipped Sunnyvale, Ca., May 1, 2006 -- The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team developing the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has successfully delivered a critical payload subsystem and associated software integral to the program's first geosynchronous orbit (GEO) satellite.
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