Edo Director Resigns amid Conflict-of-Interest Charges Involving F-22A Contract
Posted on: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006 | newsday.com

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 on: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006 | afmc.af.mil

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.

Team tests EMI treatments on next generation Global Hawk
Posted on: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006 | afmc.af.mil

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 on: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006 | seattlepi.nwsource.com

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 on: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006 | defensenews.com

Two contenders for Pentagon's $5 billion Joint Cargo Aircraft program were eliminated in initial reviews, narrowing the field to two airplanes.

U.S., U.K. Reach JSF Technology Transfer Agreement
Posted on: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006 | military.com

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 on: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006 | nasa.gov

Space Shuttle Atlantis' slow, 4.2-mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the pad began at 1:05 a.m.

Sikorsky Delivers First New Production UH-60M BLACK HAWK Helicopter to U.S. Army
Posted on: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006 | sikorsky.com

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 on: Wed Aug 2nd, 2006 | smh.com.au

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.