European Missile defense base decision expected by end of August

Posted at: Mon Aug 7th, 2006

For some months now there has been speculation about the United States building a new missile base somewhere in Central Europe. Initially analysts tipped Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic as key candidate countries for the base. Hungary now appears to be out of the running and it would ...

'Ready Elmendorf' will prepare PACAF's F-22s

Posted at: Mon Aug 7th, 2006

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFPN) -- Pacific Air Forces officials are excited about bringing the F-22 Raptor to the command. Aircraft crews will start their training in Virginia before actually landing on the Alaskan tarmac.

Lockheed Detais Apache Radar Detection Systems Contract

Posted at: Mon Aug 7th, 2006

OWEGO, NY, August 7, 2006 -- The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $16 million contract to provide 37 AN/APR-48A Radar Frequency Interferometer (RFI) systems for the AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopter. The RFI systems provide situational awareness and threat warning a...

Boeing Demonstrates Aerospace Relay Mirror System

Posted at: Mon Aug 7th, 2006

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 07, 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force achieved major progress in their relay system development program by successfully redirecting a laser beam to a target using their Aerospace Relay Mirror System (ARMS).