Google Sponsors Lunar X PRIZE to Create a Space Race for a New Generation

Posted at: Thu Sep 13th, 2007

SANTA MONICA, Calif., September 13, 2007 – The X PRIZE Foundation and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a robotic race to the Moon to win a remarkable $30 million prize purse. Private companies from around the world will compete to land a privately funded rob...

EADS Stops Barracuda UCAV Demonstrator Development

Posted at: Thu Sep 13th, 2007

Stefan Zoller, chief executive of EADS' Defence & Security division, has acknowledged EADS will not build another Barracuda Demonstrator, after the original one ...

Lockheed Martin C-130J Delivery Continues Modernization of Air Mobility Command's Combat Fleet

Posted at: Thu Sep 13th, 2007

MARIETTA, Ga., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lockheed Martin yesterday delivered a fourth C-130J Super Hercules to the 41st Airlift Squadron (AS), a unit of the 463rd Airlift Group, which is based at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The 41st AS, also known as the "Black Cats," is the first acti...

Denmark and Sweden signs Gripen agreement

Posted at: Thu Sep 13th, 2007

The Danish and Swedish defence ministers Soren Gade and Sten Tolgfors, have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding Gripen during a visit to Saab in Linkoping, Sweden.

Second Eurofighter Typhoon Delivered to Austria

Posted at: Thu Sep 13th, 2007

Hallbergmoos/Zeltweg - The Austrian Air Force has taken delivery of its second Eurofighter Typhoon weapon system following the arrival of the aircraft in Zeltweg. Industry test pilot, Martin Angerer, flew the aircraft from EADS Military ...