RAF pilots use US rules for secret missions
Posted on: Mon Jun 26th, 2006 | theherald.co.uk

RAF pilots conducting secret Predator "killer drone" missions against Iraqi and Afghan insurgents are operating under American rules of engagement, the Ministry of Defence has admitted.

New Gripen variants studied by Saab
Posted on: Mon Jun 26th, 2006 | flightglobal.com

Saab-led Gripen International is studying future development options for its Gripen multirole fighter, including the possible installation of a more powerful engine, increasing the type's overall size and maximum take-off weight, and the potential availability of a carrierborne strike variant.

CENTAF releases combined airpower summary for June 24 to 26
Posted on: Mon Jun 26th, 2006 | af.mil

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for June 24 to 26.

Boeing-led Team Fires Surrogate Lasers from Airborne Laser Aircraft
Posted on: Mon Jun 26th, 2006 | boeing.com

A Boeing-led [NYSE: BA] industry team and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) took a major step toward demonstrating the capability of the Airborne Laser (ABL) by successfully firing surrogate lasers from inside the aircraft.

US seeks to lift export sales ban on F-22A
Posted on: Mon Jun 26th, 2006 | janes.com

The US Congress is poised to lift a ban of almost nine years on export sales of the F-22A Raptor aircraft following a vote to lift the ban in the US House of Representatives on 20 June.

Pentagon: Faulty Data Likely Used To Save Lockheed C-130J Deal-WP
Posted on: Mon Jun 26th, 2006 | money.aol.com

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld relied on potentially faulty data when he saved Lockheed Martin Corp.'s (LMT) C-130J Hercules from cancellation last year, the Pentagon inspector general said in a report Friday that partly blamed a poorly written contract for keeping ...

Wedgetail project faces delay
Posted on: Mon Jun 26th, 2006 | theage.com.au

The RAAF's new Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft face delays in the latest problem to beset Australian Defence Force's high-tech procurement projects.

Eurofighter on Display this Summer at UK Air Shows
Posted on: Mon Jun 26th, 2006 | baesystems.com

Typhoon season hits UK - One of the UK's most famous military aircraft, Typhoon, designed and developed by BAE Systems in the north-west, is set to be the star of flying displays all over the United Kingdom this summer.

SpaceShipOne plus two
Posted on: Mon Jun 26th, 2006 | thespacereview.com

Last week marked the second anniversary of SpaceShipOne's historic suborbital spaceflight, yet prospective tourists may have to wait two more years before they can make a similar flight. Jeff Foust examines the reasons behind the lag in the suborbital space tourism marketplace, and what hope there i...

Electronic Problem Shuts Hubble's Main Camera
Posted on: Mon Jun 26th, 2006 | voanews.com

The main camera on the United States' Hubble space telescope has stopped working.

Australian MoD backs $16bn fighter purchase
Posted on: Mon Jun 26th, 2006 | theaustralian.news.com.au

THE Defence Department retains full confidence in the $16billion Joint Strike Fighter, saying it is still the best choice for the RAAF's future air combat capability.

Greece to Spend 22bn Euros on Defense over next 10 yrs
Posted on: Mon Jun 26th, 2006 | ekathimerini.com

Greece will spend over 22 billion euros in arms procurements over the next 10 years, with just over a third going toward the acquisition of new frigates and next-generation fighter aircraft, the Ministry of Defense has decided.