News of June 18, 2007
Fuel Testing Starts on First F-35 Lightning II Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing Aircraft
Posted at: Mon Jun 18th, 2007
Fort Worth, Texas, United States. - BAE Systems has begun testing the fuel system for the <a href="/page/48/F-35-Lightning-II.html">F-35 Lightning II</a> short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variant, in an important milestone in the System Development and Demonstration p...
Air Force general: F-22s could deploy to Guam, Pacific next year
Posted at: Mon Jun 18th, 2007
HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii – The top U.S. Air Force commander in the Pacific said the service will likely deploy the world's most advanced fighter jet, the <a href="/page/47/F-22-Raptor.html">F-22</a>, to Guam or another location in the region next year after it se...
BAE Systems Receives Collier Trophy for F-22 Electronic Warfare Role
Posted at: Mon Jun 18th, 2007
Nashua, New Hampshire, United States. — BAE Systems is among members of the <a href="/page/47/F-22-Raptor.html">F-22 Raptor</a> industry team to receive the National Aeronautic Association’s 2006 Robert J. Collier Trophy. The award is America’s mos...
New Milestone on F-35 Lightning II Programme
Posted at: Mon Jun 18th, 2007
Samlesbury, United Kingdom. – BAE Systems has started assembly of the aft fuselage for the first “optimised” conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) F-35 Lightning II – the world’s first stealthy, supersonic multi-role figh...
IAF's Su 30 MKI To Be Pitted Against RAF's Eurofighter Typhoons
Posted at: Mon Jun 18th, 2007
The Indian Air Force's frontline <a href="/page/80/Su-30MK.html">Sukhoi-30MKI</a> air superiority aircraft will cross swords with next generation fighters during the upcoming Indo-UK joint fighter exercises to be held in England early next month.
Hungary to probe Gripen deal
Posted at: Mon Jun 18th, 2007
Hungary will probe alleged improprieties in a 2001 tender for fighter jets that was awarded to the Anglo-Swedish consortium BAE Systems and Saab, Defence Minister Imre Szekeres said Monday.
The Hungarian media has widely reported on an investigative story by Sweden's SVT television, w...
First Northrop Grumman KC-30 Tanker Begins Final Assembly
Posted at: Mon Jun 18th, 2007
LE BOURGET, France, June 18, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) first <a href="/page/83/KC-30-MRTT.html">KC-30 Tanker</a> will begin final assembly this week, reflecting the industrial team's commitment to the U.S. Air Force's KC-135 replacement ...
UK Taranis UAV Passes First Major Milestone
Posted at: Mon Jun 18th, 2007Warton, United Kingdom. - The 124 million Pound Taranis Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) technology demonstrator programme, led by BAE Systems, has reached a major milestone with the design of the autonomous systems now finalised. Taranis will be the largest UAV yet built in the UK, and as ...
