CENTAF releases airpower summary for June 22
Posted on: Thu Jun 22nd, 2006 | af.mil

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for June 22.

Russian Air Force to Get New Generation Radar Aircraft
Posted on: Thu Jun 22nd, 2006 | mosnews.com

The Russian Air Force will be provided with a modernized A-50 airborne warning and control system in 2008, Air Force Commander Vladimir Mikhailov said.

U.S. Postpones Missile Defense Test
Posted on: Thu Jun 22nd, 2006 | chron.com

HONOLULU -- The military postponed a missile defense test off Hawaii's coast after a small craft ventured into a zone that had been blocked off for Wednesday's drill.

McDonnell Douglas Receives $235 Million for C-17 Support
Posted on: Thu Jun 22nd, 2006 | defenselink.mil

(DoD Contract Announcement) McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $235,508,095 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification.

UFC Aerospace Corp. Awarded Up to $100 Million for F-16 Modification Kits
Posted on: Thu Jun 22nd, 2006 | defenselink.mil

(DoD Contract Announcement) UFC Aerospace Corp., Bay Shore, N.Y., is being awarded a $100,000,000 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to provide for F-16 Falcon structural augmentation roadmap modification kits to support depot installation for EPAF/USAF and foreign military sales custo...

Lockheed Awarded $112 Million for C-130J Spares Kits
Posted on: Thu Jun 22nd, 2006 | defenselink.mil

(DoD Contract Announcement) Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., is being awarded a $111,954,747 firm-fixed-price with time & material and cost reimbursement contract.

As DoD Space Worry Grows, Spy Plane Plan Draws Concern
Posted on: Thu Jun 22nd, 2006 | money.aol.com

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Pentagon's spy plane plans drew new concern Wednesday, as defense officials told lawmakers of growing threats to U.S. satellite systems.

P&W F135 Completes First Engine Runs in Support of JSF Flight Tests
Posted on: Thu Jun 22nd, 2006 | pratt-whitney.com

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 21, 2006 - The first flight test F135 engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has completed successful runs at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base facility in Fort Worth, Texas.