Boeing KC-767A Tanker Logs 100th Test Flight

Posted at: Thu Jul 13th, 2006

ST. LOUIS, July 13, 2006 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-767A Tanker reached another significant milestone this week when it logged its 100th test flight. The accomplishment occurred while performing U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certification stall and climb testing in Seattle, Wash. To date, th...

Lakenheath tests small-diameter bombs

Posted at: Thu Jul 13th, 2006

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England (AFPN) -- Four F-15E Strike Eagles, each loaded with the newest small-diameter bombs in the Air Force inventory, known as guided bomb units, launched the first operational training mission with the munitions July 10.

Missile Defense Element Successfully Flight Tested

Posted at: Thu Jul 13th, 2006

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2006 – The Missile Defense Agency successfully completed a developmental flight test of a major element of its ballistic missile defense system today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., agency officials said.

Airbus mystery plane set for Farnborough air show

Posted at: Thu Jul 13th, 2006

LONDON (Reuters) - The year's biggest air show opens near London next week, with all eyes on planemaker Airbus and its secretive plans for an all-new, mid-sized plane to challenge resurgent rival Boeing Co.. The two planemakers waged a feisty battle at the biennial event last time as ...

House panel defers hearing on F-16 deal with Pakistan

Posted at: Thu Jul 13th, 2006

A key panel of the US House of Representatives has postponed a hearing to review the $5.1 billion arms package, including F-16 aircraft and weapons systems, offered to Pakistan for America's global war on terror. The 50-member House Committee on International Relations, headed by Repu...

U.S. Nixes Global Hawk Sale to Korea

Posted at: Thu Jul 13th, 2006

According to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, military authorities requested the U.S. to sell it four Global Hawks in 2008 at last year SCC in Hawaii in order to secure independent surveillance ability on North Korea. Korea requested this several times. However, last June, the U.S. pu...

Air Force to withhold some F-22 funds from Lockheed

Posted at: Thu Jul 13th, 2006

The Air Force has decided to withhold up to $57 million to pay for inspections of 48 F-22A Raptor fighters with flaws in a portion of their airframes. "Contractually, it is within their right to do so," said Joe Quimby, a Lockheed Martin spokesman in Marietta, where the F-22s are buil...

Global Hawk Assembly Begins at New Production Facility

Posted at: Thu Jul 13th, 2006

SAN DIEGO, July 12, 2006 -- Employees at Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) newest production facility in Moss Point, Miss., are adding RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle fuselage subassemblies to their manufacturing portfolio.

Northrop Grumman Develops Skyguard Laser Defense System

Posted at: Thu Jul 13th, 2006

REDONDO BEACH, Calif., July 12, 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has developed the Skyguard laser-based air defense system for U.S. government agencies and allies that require near-term defense against short-range ballistic missiles, short- and long-range rockets, artillery shells, mo...

Boeing Unmanned Little Bird Demonstrator Helicopter Flies Unmanned for First Time

Posted at: Thu Jul 13th, 2006

ST. LOUIS, July 12, 2006 -- The Boeing Company has achieved a major milestone in the development of its Unmanned Little Bird (ULB) technology demonstrator by flying the versatile aircraft unmanned for the first time. Boeing demonstrated the capability June 30 at the U.S. Army's Yuma ...