Boeing-led Airborne Laser Team Actively Tracks Airborne Target
Posted on: Mon Jul 16th, 2007 | Boeing

ST. LOUIS, July 16, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], along with industry teammates and its government customer, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, successfully completed a key Airborne Laser (ABL) flight test Friday, demonstrating the weapon system's ability to actively track an airborne target,...

First Tranche II EJ200 engine delivered for Eurofighter Typhoon
Posted on: Mon Jul 16th, 2007 | eurojet.de

Hallbergmoos, 16 July, 2007. The first Tranche II EJ200 engine was delivered today after the Italian customer officially accepted the engine last Friday. This first Tranche II engine will be installed and flown in IPA 2 aircraft (Instrumented Production Aircraft).

Northrop Grumman Proves BAMS Mission Control System Design
Posted on: Mon Jul 16th, 2007 | Northrop Grumman

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is conducting a range of system simulations in a prototype Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) Mission Control System (MCS) to validate operational models while generating performance measures and manning effec...

Air Force chief of staff initiates MQ-1 Predator plus-up
Posted on: Mon Jul 16th, 2007 | AFPN

WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley is accelerating delivery of the Defense Department's December 2009 goal of 21 daily MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle combat air patrols, or CAPs, by one year.

Boeing Approved for Full-Rate Production and Fielding of CH-47F Chinook Helicopter
Posted on: Mon Jul 16th, 2007 | Boeing

ST. LOUIS, July 16, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has received U.S. Army authorization for full-rate production and fielding of the new CH-47F Chinook helicopter.