News of May 17, 2006
Northrop, EADS Welcome U.S./German MoU for Euro Hawk
Posted at: Wed May 17th, 2006
BERLIN, May 17, 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) welcome the memoranda of understanding (MoU) establishing the base conditions for U.S./German government cooperation concerning interoperability of the Global Hawk and Euro Hawk(r...
Name of F-35 JSF to be released within weeks
Posted at: Wed May 17th, 2006
WASHINGTON -- Will it be a soaring bird of prey, a galloping beast or a force of nature, like generations of previous warplanes bearing names such as Eagle, Mustang or Lightning?
Or will it convey the noble tenets of democracy with a name like Liberty or Freedom? Or even human emotion...
Gripen pushing hard for Danish sale
Posted at: Wed May 17th, 2006
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 17 (UPI) -- Anglo-Swedish jet fighter company Saab-BAe Gripen AB is pushing hard to replace Denmark's aging fleet of F-16 military aircraft.
Denmark's air force will replace, by 2016, its 60 F16s with either the Gripen, the Eurofighter or Lockheed-Martin's Jo...
CENTCOM releases airpower summary for May 15
Posted at: Wed May 17th, 2006SOUTHWEST ASIA -- In Afghanistan yesterday, United States Air Forces A-10s and Predator aircraft identified and struck a group of enemy extremists meeting in the vicinity of Oruzgan. In two separate attacks, the aircraft fired Hellfire missiles, Pavewa...
Venezuela considers fighter jet deal with Iran
Posted at: Wed May 17th, 2006
Venezuela is considering selling its fleet of 21 US-made F-16 fighter jets to another country, perhaps Iran, a Venezuelan military official said today.
The statement is the latest provocation by the government of President Hugo Chávez, whose goading of the Bush administration prompt...
Lockheed Showcased First C-5M Super Galaxy
Posted at: Wed May 17th, 2006
MARIETTA, Ga., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lockheed Martin showcased the first C-5M Super Galaxy transport aircraft today in a ceremony marking the completion of the first of 111 aircraft to be modernized by the company. The massive cargo aircraft has been the workhorse for the U.S. Air Force's...
Radar upgrade key to future B-1 combat capability
Posted at: Wed May 17th, 2006
5/16/2006 - WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) -- The Air Force recently awarded a $180-million contract to the Boeing Company to upgrade the fire-control radar on the service's fleet of 67 B-1B Lancer long-range bomber aircraft.
Lockheed's F-35 program is set to soar
Posted at: Wed May 17th, 2006
WASHINGTON -- Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Fort Worth division and 3,600 of its 14,900 employees are banking on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which is expected to add 1,000 jobs there by 2013.
But first the program has to get through this year.
As Britain's defense procur...
Taiwan to Buy 60 F-16 Fighters
Posted at: Wed May 17th, 2006
The Ministry of National Defense yesterday confirmed that the air force is mulling the purchase of 60 US-made F-16 fighter jets to upgrade its aging air force fleet.
"The ministry has been in touch with the US on procuring F-16C/D fighters, but the purchase has not been decided," spok...
Report sees meager savings on F-22 jet deal
Posted at: Wed May 17th, 2006
WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - A multiyear agreement to buy the final 60 Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) F-22 fighter jets would save less than half of the $500 million promised by the Air Force, according to an independent report commissioned by the service.
