Team JCA Signs Logistics Partnership Agreement with U.S. Army

Posted at: Wed Sep 20th, 2006

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 19, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- The Team JCA partnership of Raytheon and EADS CASA North America has established a public-private partnership agreement with Letterkenny Army Depot in Pennsylvania to work together on a logistics approach to the Joint Cargo Aircraft program.

First F-35 Lightning II Engine Runs Completed

Posted at: Wed Sep 20th, 2006

The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II completed its first series of engine runs on Monday afternoon, culminating in a full-afterburner test that unleashed 40,000 pounds of thrust – the most ever from a jet-fighter engine. The testing b...

RAF to put BAE Systems’ ‘intelligent’ UAV through its paces

Posted at: Wed Sep 20th, 2006

BAE Systems is to work with the Royal Air Force's Air Warfare Centre on a project to integrate the company's HERTI Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) System into UK military exercises. This will be the first time a fully-autonomous UAV has been introduced into military exercises in the UK.

Boeing Flies C-130 AMP Aircraft for First Time

Posted at: Wed Sep 20th, 2006

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 20, 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced the successful first flight of the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) aircraft. The flight took place on Sept. 19 as part of the most comprehensive C-130 avionics modification ever conducted.

B-52 tests alternative jet engine fuel

Posted at: Wed Sep 20th, 2006

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) -- The Air Force accomplished another aviation first when a B-52 Stratofortress flew using an alternative fuel Sept. 19. The flight test involved running two of the bomber's engines on a synthetic fuel, made from a 50-50 blend of traditional crud...