News of June 19, 2006
Valiant Shield Exercise Begins Today at Guam
Jun 19 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFPN) -- Air Force bombers, fighters, tankers and support aircraft from the Pacific theater are arriving and making preparations for Valiant Shield 2006.
The U.S. Pacific Command exercise, which runs June 19 to 23, will be …
Boeing Awarded $150 Million for B-52 Weapon Systems Upgrades
Jun 19 - Boeing Co., Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a $150,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price and cost reimbursable contract.
This contract provides for supplies and services to be procured for new weapons integration established by the Air Force Program …
Australia Buys 34 Additional NH90 Helicopters
Jun 19 - The Government has approved a $ 2 billion acquisition of thirty-four MRH 90 helicopters to replace Navy’s Sea King and Army’s Black Hawk helicopters.
The selection of the MRH 90 complements the Government’s decision in 2004 to acquire an …
Astronauts Define Cockpit Elements for Crew Exploration Vehicle
Jun 19 - NASA's Astronaut Office is leading a Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) cockpit team to define all CEV piloting elements, including a greater software-based automated operating philos- ophy than on any previous U.S. manned spacecraft.
The cockpit team, based …
Russian spaceship set for fiery end in Pacific after leaving ISS
Jun 19 - MOSCOW, June 19 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian launch vehicle will be sunk in the Pacific Ocean Monday evening after being undocked from the world's sole orbital station earlier in the day, a Mission Control official said.
The Progress M-55, which has been loaded …
CENTAF releases combined airpower summary for June 16 to 18
Jun 19 - 6/19/2006 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the combined airpower summary for June 16 to 18.
June 18
In Afghanistan June 17, an Air Force B-1B Lancer provided close-air support for coalition …
AFRL awards $8 million contract to Raytheon for ISIS Airship
Jun 19 - ROME, N.Y. (AFPN) -- The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a $7,996,471 contract to Raytheon Systems, Co., of El Segundo, Calif., for a surveillance sensor program.
The two-year contract is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of …
