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Headlines of: Tuesday 2 May, 2006

Contract awarded on first F-35 models
Posted on: Tue May 2nd, 2006 | dfw.com

Tue May 2nd, 2006 - Contract awarded on first F-35 modelsPentagon 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 on: Tue May 2nd, 2006 | nu.nl

Tue May 2nd, 2006 - Holland's Biggest Opposition Party Doesn't Want JSFThe 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 on: Tue May 2nd, 2006 | flightglobal.com

Tue May 2nd, 2006 - US Customs searches for answers after mysterious loss of Predator BThe 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.
Read More... | Section: Military | Topic: RQ-1 Predator
Money, politics at center stage in Air Force tanker race
Posted on: Tue May 2nd, 2006 | marketwatch.com

Tue May 2nd, 2006 - Money, politics at center stage in Air Force tanker raceWASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Pentagon asked the defense industry last week for information on new tankers, used tankers, borrowed tankers and even subsidized tankers.
CENTAF combined airpower summary for April 28 to 30
Posted on: Tue May 2nd, 2006 | af.mil

5/1/2006 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for April 28 to 30.
Read More... | Section: Military | Topic: War on Terrorism
Infrared missile-defense subsystem shipped
Posted on: Tue May 2nd, 2006 | lockheedmartin.com

Tue May 2nd, 2006 - Infrared missile-defense subsystem shippedSunnyvale, 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.
Read More... | Section: Military | Topic: Missile Defense
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