News of May 31, 2006
CENTAF releases airpower summary for May 30
Posted at: Wed May 31st, 20065/31/2006 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for May 30. In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs responded to coalition troops taking small-arms fire from Taliban extrem...
US FALCON Hypersonic Aircraft Project faces change
Posted at: Wed May 31st, 2006
A key US hypersonics programme is undergoing changes even as Congress urges the creation of a joint technology office to co-ordinate fragmented US high-speed research.
The changes affect the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Falcon programme to demonstrate t...
Joint Strike Fighter F135 Engine Burns Hotter Than Desired
Posted at: Wed May 31st, 2006
The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine for the Navy's F-35B Joint Strike Fighter currently runs 190 degrees above the desired temperature.
The end of the demonstration and development phase is still about two years away, and P&W engineers have already worked out plans to cut the extra 19...
Northrop Tests New EO System for UK's NIMROD MRA-4
Posted at: Wed May 31st, 2006
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., May 30, 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has announced that flight testing is under way for the new Electro-Optical Surveillance and Detection System (EOSDS) intended for the U.K. Ministry of Defence's NIMROD MRA-4 aircraft.
Boeing to Develop F-15 Mission Planning Software
Posted at: Wed May 31st, 2006
ST. LOUIS, May 30, 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today received a $13.2 million U.S. Air Force contract to develop new F-15 mission planning software under the Mission Planning Enterprise Contract (MPEC) program.
"The F-15 Suite 6 mission planning software will continue to pr...
Boeing, Gripen, Lockheed vie for Bulgarian fighter jet deal
Posted at: Wed May 31st, 2006
Bulgaria's defence ministry has sent out requests for price, availability and delivery time information to Boeing, Gripen and Lockheed Martin, singling out the Swedish and the two U.S. corporations as the most likely suppliers of 20 new fighter jets.
