Air Force To Keep All A-10 Thunderbolts

Posted at: Tue Jul 11th, 2006

According to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley, the Air Force will keep all its A-10 Warthogs and almost completely rebuild them. Moseley told Air Force Magazine that the 2008 program objective memoranda—the five-year spending plan—calls for thoroughly r...

Northrop Awarded $16.5 Million for Global Hawk Support

Posted at: Tue Jul 11th, 2006

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Integrated Systems Air Combat Systems, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $16,500,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. This effort is for the support of a critical high priority mission support kit for production assets. The spares procured are in di...

McDonnell Douglas Awarded $167 Million for F/A-18 Enhancements

Posted at: Tue Jul 11th, 2006

(DoD Contract Announcement) - McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $167,129,738 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for additional support services required to enhance the F/A-18 Weapons System with a se...

Germany, Italy and Sweden hold advanced UAV project talks

Posted at: Tue Jul 11th, 2006

Germany is discussing with Italy and Sweden the possible launch of a multinational advanced unmanned air vehicle effort that could demonstrate many capabilities years ahead of the French-led Neuron, which is not expected to enter flight testing until 2011.

BAE secures through-life service deal for Typhoon

Posted at: Tue Jul 11th, 2006

BAE Systems is to establish a new national support centre for the Royal Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoon strike aircraft under a £100 million ($182 million) UK Ministry of Defence contract with the four-nation Eurofighter consortium.

V-22 Osprey Makes Precautionary Landing En Route To UK

Posted at: Tue Jul 11th, 2006

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A U.S. military V-22 Osprey made a precautionary landing in Iceland on Monday, delaying its journey to the U.K. for the Farnborough International Air Show, the U.S. Marine Corps said. The Pentagon is sending two Ospreys to the show as the aircraft's first over...