Materiel Command on track to deliver more F-22s
Posted on: Mon Jul 2nd, 2007 | AFPN

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) -- With F-22 Raptor deliveries consistently on or ahead of schedule, Air Force officials received authorization from Congress to pursue multi-year agreements for Lots 7, 8 and 9, with the potential for cost savings in the hundreds of millions of dollars....

The Drone War
Posted on: Mon Jul 2nd, 2007 | afa.org

In the Global War on Terrorism, Air Force Predators and other unmanned aerial vehicles are constantly in action. They have become principal providers of critical intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance data and have played a combat role, too. Now, Washington is in the grip of an unusually nasty and...

IAF to buy all 126 aircraft from one company
Posted on: Mon Jul 2nd, 2007 | timesofindia.indiatimes.com

NEW DELHI: Putting aside rumours of multi-vendor acquisition, the Indian Air Force (IAF) says it will acquire its 126 Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) from a single manufacturer.

Multiyear purchase of F-22A fighters would save hundreds of millions of dollars
Posted on: Mon Jul 2nd, 2007 | rand.org

Using a single three-year contract to buy 60 F-22A fighter jets along with engines and spare parts – rather than using three separate annual contracts – would save the U.S. Air Force hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.

Boeing Selects Supplier for Super Hornet Block II Infrared Search and Track Capability
Posted on: Mon Jul 2nd, 2007 | Boeing

ST. LOUIS, July 02, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has selected Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control division to supply up to 150 Infrared Search and Track (IRST) systems for Super Hornet Block II aircraft. The selection of the Lockheed IRST system for this U.S. Navy program follows a ...