Edo Director Resigns amid Conflict-of-Interest Charges Involving F-22A Contract

Posted at: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006

A director of Edo Corp., the Manhattan-based defense electronics manufacturer with a large presence on Long Island, has resigned his post amid allegations of a conflict-of-interest by a Washington, D.C. think tank involving a $7 billion military airplane contract.

Global Hawk in demand, passes 10,000 flight hours milestone

Posted at: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Global Hawk unmanned aerial system continues to prove its utility and effectiveness in the global war on terror, having flown more than 10,500 flight hours by late July. The Global Hawk achieved 10,000 flight hours in June, with its ratio...

Team tests EMI treatments on next generation Global Hawk

Posted at: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Northrop-Grumman engineers, in conjunction with the 452nd Flight Test Squadron, recently teamed up with the 412th Electronics Warfare Group in the Benefield Anechoic Facility to verify the effectiveness of production level electromagnetic interference mitigation tr...

Boeing lays out plan to reform

Posted at: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006

WASHINGTON -- The Boeing Co.'s booming present collided with its soiled past Tuesday as the Senate Armed Services Committee sought assurances that the company's ethical failures have been corrected and raised questions about a $615 million fine to settle corruption charges.

U.S. Army Turns Down C-130J for Joint Cargo Aircraft

Posted at: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006

Two contenders for Pentagon's $5 billion Joint Cargo Aircraft program were eliminated in initial reviews, narrowing the field to two airplanes. The U.S. Army, which along with the Air Force, is seeking a new fleet of intra-theater lift aircraft, has told Lockheed Martin that its C-130...

U.S., U.K. Reach JSF Technology Transfer Agreement

Posted at: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006

U.S. and British defense officials have inked a new agreement on the transfer of sensitive technologies for the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, removing an irritant in the close relationship between the two allies that has rankled both sides for months.

Shuttle Atlantis Poised at the Pad

Posted at: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006

Space Shuttle Atlantis' slow, 4.2-mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the pad began at 1:05 a.m. Riding atop the mobile launch platform and carried by the crawler transporter, the orbiter is attached to its external tank, flanked by two solid rocket boosters. At...

Sikorsky Delivers First New Production UH-60M BLACK HAWK Helicopter to U.S. Army

Posted at: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006

In a rollout ceremony attended by hundreds of government officials, military personnel, and employees, Sikorsky Aircraft launched a new era today with delivery of the U.S. Army's first production UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopter. Sikorsky is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company.

Australian Govt wants alternative to F-35 fighter

Posted at: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006

THE Defence Minister, Brendan Nelson, has ordered a new proposal for an alternative to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter amid concerns the $15 billion project cannot be delivered as promised. Dr Nelson also acknowledged the high risks in the Government's strategy for a new air combat capa...