Northrop Grumman Completes Test of Joint Airborne Network System

Posted at: Wed Aug 9th, 2006

SAN DIEGO, August 8, 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Joint Forces Command successfully completed a series of test flights of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) system during Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment (JEFX) 2006.

Boeing Delivers 501st AH-64D Apache Longbow to U.S. Army

Posted at: Wed Aug 9th, 2006

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 09, 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered the U.S. Army's 501st AH-64D Apache Longbow multi-role combat helicopter, marking completion of work that spanned the past decade in support of Boeing's largest Apache customer.

Bearing assembly failure causes Hill F-16 crash

Posted at: Wed Aug 9th, 2006

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (ACCNS) -- A bearing assembly failure caused the crash of an F-16CG in an unpopulated dry area close to Carrington Island in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, during a training mission March 30, according to an Air Force report released to...

Lockheed Awarded $20 Million for Titanium Procurement for F-22A Lot 8 Aircraft

Posted at: Wed Aug 9th, 2006

(DoD Contract Announcement) - Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $19,600,000 million firm-fixed-price contract. This undefinitized contract action is for advanced procurement for titanium in support of F-22A Lot 8 aircraft. At this time, $1...

Royal Air Force pilot makes history in B-2 Spirit

Posted at: Wed Aug 9th, 2006

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFPN) -- At first glance, he looks like any other Air Force pilot: olive-green flight suit, polished boots and a bluish-gray flight cap with rank insignia prominently displayed. On closer inspection, you realize the little differences.