Northrop Grumman Mississippi Facility Delivers Its First Global Hawk Fuselage
Posted on: Tue Mar 27th, 2007 | Northrop Grumman

SAN DIEGO, March 27, 2007 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) recently celebrated the on-time delivery of the first Mississippi-built center fuselage of a RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system at a ceremony at its Unmanned Systems Center manufacturing facility in Moss Point, Miss....

Air Force plans to develop revolutionary engine
Posted on: Tue Mar 27th, 2007 | AFPN

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNEWS) -- Air Force Research Laboratory engineers have outlined a five-year timeline for a new, adaptive engine that will enable pilots to switch from high speed combat maneuvers to long-range persistence mode as effortlessly as a bird in flight.

A-10 Program Receives $40 Million Contract Modification From USAF
Posted on: Tue Mar 27th, 2007 | Lockheed Martin

OWEGO, NY, March 27, 2007 -- The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led A-10 Prime Team has received a $40.4 million contract modification to complete the A-10C Precision Engagement program's engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase. Work will continue through May 2008 to conclude development...

Boeing Helps U.S. Air Force B-1 Fleet Reach 500,000 Flight Hours
Posted on: Tue Mar 27th, 2007 | Boeing

ST. LOUIS, March 27, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], which performs development, production and sustainment work on the B-1 bomber, has helped the U.S. Air Force B-1 fleet surpass 500,000 flight hours. The aircraft reached the milestone during a March 1 flight.