Boeing's X-48B Blended-Wing Body Plane Preps for First Tests

Posted at: Mon Mar 19th, 2007

(Business 2.0) -- -- It would be a dream come true for the airline industry: A plane that uses up to 30 percent less gas to reach its destination, compared with today's jets. That's the promise of the blended-wing, a radically new kind of aircraft set to take to the skies for the fir...

Lockheed confirms P-175 Polecat UAV crash

Posted at: Mon Mar 19th, 2007

Lockheed Martin has confirmed that its P-175 Polecat unmanned air vehicle crashed in December on the Nevada test range after the unintentional activation of its flight termination system.

U.S. Air Force Awards Northrop $287 Million Contract for Global Hawk

Posted at: Mon Mar 19th, 2007

SAN DIEGO, March 16, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $287 million contract for the next production lot (Lot 5) of RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial systems. The Global Hawk system can survey...

Japan considers the Eurofighter

Posted at: Mon Mar 19th, 2007

TOKYO, March 19 (RIA Novosti) - Japan is considering the possibility of upgrading its outdated fleet of F-4 fighters with advanced European aircraft, an anonymous source at the Defense Ministry said Monday. Japan currently has about 60 F-4 Phantom strike fighters known for their exte...