Shuttle edges to night launches

Posted at: Thu Jul 20th, 2006

The US space agency wants at least one more daylight launch for the shuttle before it will allow a night lift-off. Nasa administrator Mike Griffin says flights in darkness will resume once engineers are satisfied with safety changes made to the orbiter system. The day...

McDonnell Douglas Receives More Funding for Apache Block III Upgrades

Posted at: Thu Jul 20th, 2006

McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on July 14, 2006, a $41,000,000 increment as part of $613,000,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the system demonstration and development phase I for the Apache AH-64D block III configuration.

Army Moving Toward More Joint, Capable Aircraft

Posted at: Thu Jul 20th, 2006

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2006 – The idea of the services operating jointly with fewer aircraft platforms that share common features is the key to the modernization effort taking place throughout the military aviation community, the Army Aviation director said here yesterday.

BAE Lockheed sign agreement for UK lifetime support of F-35 Lightning II

Posted at: Thu Jul 20th, 2006

Farnborough, United Kingdom. - BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin announced today that they have signed an agreement that defines how F-35 support services will be provided in the UK through the life of the F-35 Lightning II program.

Northrop Delivers Key F-35 Lightning II Subsystem Ahead of Schedule

Posted at: Thu Jul 20th, 2006

SAN DIEGO, July 19, 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully delivered its first F-35 Lightning II integrated communications, navigation and identification (CNI) system ahead of schedule. When fully developed, Northrop Grumman's integrated CNI system will prov...

Northrop Begins Flight Testing of New Radar Technology for Global Hawk

Posted at: Thu Jul 20th, 2006

SAN DIEGO, July 18, 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a $90 million contract, to be completed in September 2009, from the U.S. Air Force to integrate a new airborne surveillance radar on the Global Hawk unmanned aerial system (UAS) to provide unprecedented situational awar...

Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works Reveils New High Altitude UAV

Posted at: Thu Jul 20th, 2006

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today unveiled the existence of a new high altitude, unmanned aerial demonstrator to reporters attending the Farnborough International Air Show. The announcement was part of a review of several Skunk Works projects highlighting technologies the company is exploring to ena...