12 F-22 fighters headed to Okinawa next month

Posted at: Tue Jan 9th, 2007

NAHA, Japan -- Twelve F-22A Raptor stealth fighter jets will be deployed temporarily at the U.S. Air Force’s Kadena base in Okinawa beginning in early February, U.S. forces in Japan said Tuesday.

Neuron UCAV Approaches Design Phase

Posted at: Tue Jan 9th, 2007

A French-led effort to develop a stealthy unmanned combat air vehicle is set to move into high gear as engineers begin to prepare detailed definition of the Neuron demonstrator. For the six partner nations, Neuron is a major attempt to explore w...

Lockheed Awarded Addition $225M for F-22 Raptor Procurement

Posted at: Tue Jan 9th, 2007

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas is being awarded a $255,000,000 firm fixed price contract modification. This action provides for an F-22 multiyear economic order quantity procurement.

Aircraft attack al Qaeda haven in Somalia

Posted at: Tue Jan 9th, 2007

WASHINGTON (AFNEWS) -- Air Force AC-130 gunships struck al Qaeda targets in Somalia Jan. 8, news sources reported last night. The operation allegedly hit al Qaeda concentrations in the southern part of the country, but Pentagon officials di...

F-35 Lightning II achieved another successful test flight

Posted at: Tue Jan 9th, 2007

The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II achieved another successful test flight today from the company’s Fort Worth, Texas, facility. The F-35 Lightning II cruises over North Texas at 20,000 feet on Monday, Jan. 8. F-35 Chi...