Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk Flies New Electronic Signal Intelligence Sensor

Posted at: Tue Jan 10th, 2006

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Jan. 10, 2006 -- The U.S. Air Force's Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle has made its first flight carrying a new sensor that can detect and identify radar and other types o...

BAE to secure £400m deal to support UK Harrier fleet

Posted at: Tue Jan 10th, 2006

BAE Systems is to receive an availability-based contract to provide support for the UK’s Harrier GR9/9A ground-attack aircraft until the type leaves service around 2018. To be valued at more than £400 million ($680 million), the Joint Availability Support Solution (JASS) deal will be agreed with ...

Lockheed F-22A orders extended through 2012

Posted at: Tue Jan 10th, 2006

The U.S. Defense Department is seeking to extend production of Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-22A fighter jet through 2012 to retain the workers that will be needed to start full work on the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, according to a budget...

IAF wants to add more power to its wings

Posted at: Tue Jan 10th, 2006

NEW DELHI: After placing an order for 80 indigenously produced Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH), the airmen are looking at laying their hands on Tejas, earlier called the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). DNA has learnt that negotiations are in the final stages between the ...

No problem in Sukhoi upgradation programme: IAF

Posted at: Tue Jan 10th, 2006

New Delhi: The upgradation process of the Indian Air Force's state-of-the-art Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft is proceeding smoothly with the older variants being upgraded to the 'MKI' standard. ''There is no problem about the Sukhoi upgradation process with the older Su-30Ks being sent ba...

B-52 jammer project faces chop

Posted at: Tue Jan 10th, 2006

An increasingly vocal group of US lawmakers who champion electronic warfare (EW) programmes have taken up the cause of an endangered US Air Force plan to modify Boeing B-52 bombers with a new stand-off jammer pod.