Lockheed Awarded $10M to Develop DARPA's Stratospheric Airship Fabric
Posted on: Tue Sep 26th, 2006 | Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin has received a contract for approximately $10 million to further develop advanced material technology and next-generation hull material for stratospheric airships under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Integrated Sensor Is Structure (ISIS) program.

US Launches Tanker Contest Between Boeing, Airbus Planes
Posted on: Tue Sep 26th, 2006 | money.aol.com

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Air Force wants a new tanker plane big enough to carry gas and cargo, the service said Monday as it released a draft request for bids.

Boeing Supports Initial Operational Capability of Small Diameter Bomb on F-15E
Posted on: Tue Sep 26th, 2006 | Boeing

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 26, 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has met the necessary U.S. Air Force requirement to support Initial Operational Capability (IOC) of the Small Diameter Bomb I (SDB I) system, which recently served with a squadron of Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles stationed at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenhea...