News of February 21, 2008
Northrop Completes Flight Testing of Latest LITENING Targeting System
Posted at: Thu Feb 21st, 2008ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Feb. 21, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today announced the successful flight demonstration of the company's new fourth generation LITENING all digital precision targeting system.
Air Force, Coast Guard respond to fatal F-15 crash
Posted at: Thu Feb 21st, 2008EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Two Air Force F-15C Eagles crashed Wednesday, Feb. 20, at approximately 2 p.m. CST 60 miles south of Panama City in the Gulf of Mexico killing one pilot. The aircraft were assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing. At the t...
BAE Systems Installs Defensive Weapon System on CV-22 Osprey for Testing
Posted at: Thu Feb 21st, 2008
JOHNSON CITY, New York — BAE Systems has installed a remotely operated defensive weapon system aboard a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey in preparation for ground-fire and flight testing. The hardware installation and ensuing fit-check, completed in January,...
Lockheed Awarded $182M for F-22 Sustainment for 2008-2009
Posted at: Thu Feb 21st, 2008
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics of Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a contract modification for $182,615,911. This action provides for sustainment of the F-22 Weapon System during Calendar Year’s 2008 and 2009.
China copies Su-27 fighter, may compete with Russia - paper
Posted at: Thu Feb 21st, 2008MOSCOW, February 21 (RIA Novosti) - China has built a domestic copy of the famed Su-27 Flanker fighter and may compete with Russia on third-party markets if it sets up the full-scale production of the plane, a Russian daily said...
