Air Force To Keep All A-10 Thunderbolts
Posted on: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 | dc01-cdh-afa03.tranguard.net

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.

Northrop Awarded $16.5 Million for Global Hawk Support
Posted on: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 | defenselink.mil

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Integrated Systems Air Combat Systems, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $16,500,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.

McDonnell Douglas Awarded $167 Million for F/A-18 Enhancements
Posted on: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 | defenselink.mil

(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 on: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 | flightglobal.com

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 on: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 | flightglobal.com

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 on: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 | money.aol.com

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.