CENTAF releases airpower summary for July 6
Posted on: Thu Jul 6th, 2006 | af.mil

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for July 6.

First F-35 Joint Strike Fighter To Be Unveiled
Posted on: Thu Jul 6th, 2006 | lockheedmartin.com

At 11 a.m. CDT on Friday, July 7, senior government, military and industrial representatives from around the world will gather at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Fort Worth, Texas, for the inauguration and naming of the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

Boeing, 418th FLTS C-130 avionics mod program under way
Posted on: Thu Jul 6th, 2006 | afmc.af.mil

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- 8th Flight Test Squadron's C-130 Avionics Modernization Program test team here has been actively working toward the first flight of the first modified airframe scheduled for late August.

Japan's defense chief wants to speed up joint missile shield with US
Posted on: Thu Jul 6th, 2006 | mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp

Japan's defense chief said Thursday that Tokyo wants to speed up efforts to establish a missile defense shield with the United States to guard against the threat posed by North Korea.

Republicans tout expansion of missile defense
Posted on: Thu Jul 6th, 2006 | washingtontimes.com

Congressional Republicans yesterday reacted to North Korea's series of test-firings by touting their party's support for missile defense and praising their expansion of the program's budget and scope.

Docking Day Arrives for Discovery, STS-121 Crew
Posted on: Thu Jul 6th, 2006 | nasa.gov

Space Shuttle Discovery fired its engines just after 7 a.m. EDT beginning its final approach with the International Space Station. Discovery, which launched Tuesday afternoon to begin STS-121, is scheduled to dock with the station at 10:52 a.m. EDT today.

US Navy Begins Operational Evaluation of AESA Radar
Posted on: Thu Jul 6th, 2006 | raytheon.com

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Raytheon Company's ground-breaking APG-79 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet has been cleared to enter the U.S. Navy's operational evaluation (OPEVAL) program.

Lockheed Awarded $653 million for F-22 Lot 6 Production
Posted on: Thu Jul 6th, 2006 | defenselink.mil

(DoD Contract Announcements) - Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $552,691,000 firm-fixed-price contract modification.

Boeing to Build Three Additional GPS Satellites
Posted on: Thu Jul 6th, 2006 | boeing.com

ST. LOUIS, July 05, 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a $138 million option by the U.S. Air Force to build three additional Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites under the GPS Block IIF contract.

Lockheed plans to lay off 135 workers
Posted on: Thu Jul 6th, 2006 | dfw.com

About 135 Lockheed Martin employees have been given two months' notice that they might lose their jobs, and the company indicated that additional layoffs are likely later this year.

North Korea Vows More Missile Launches
Posted on: Thu Jul 6th, 2006 | voanews.com

North Korea has issued defiant words in response to broad international criticism of its missile launches this week. International efforts to shape a reply to the missile tests include scheduled visits to Asia by senior U.S. diplomats, and a U.S.-South Korean summit in Washington.