News of October 31, 2009
Air Force officials announce candidate bases for joint strike fighter
Posted at: Sat Oct 31st, 2009
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Air Force officials here announced the list of candidate locations Oct. 29 for basing the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter. The list of candidate bases was approved by the secretary and chief of staff of the...
Lockheed Demonstrates First Successful Flight Test of paveway II Plus LGB
Posted at: Sat Oct 31st, 2009
ARCHBALD, PA, October 29th, 2009 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully completed the first in a series of flight tests of the paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) guidance kit. The paveway II Plus LGB uses an enhanced laser guidance package, significantly improving precision when compare...
Boeing Receives Follow-on Contract to Upgrade B-1 Bomber's Avionics Software
Posted at: Sat Oct 31st, 2009
LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 29, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced it has received an $84 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for additional upgrades of the B-1 bomber fleet's avionics software.
Northrop Grumman Begins Producing First International F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Posted at: Sat Oct 31st, 2009PALMDALE, Calif., Oct. 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has begun producing the center fuselage for the first international F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, an F-35B short take off, vertical landing (STOVL) variant for th...
