News of May 14, 2009
US Shares Drone Intelligence with Pakistan, But No Joint Control
Posted at: Thu May 14th, 2009
The top U.S. military officer says the United States has shared intelligence with Pakistan that was gathered by unmanned aircraft flying over Pakistani territory. But he says there is no joint-control of drone missions, as a U.S. newspaper reported on Wednesday. The comments came during a U.S. Se...
Russia to deliver 12 warplanes to Vietnam under $500 mln contract
Posted at: Thu May 14th, 2009
MOSCOW, May 14 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will supply 12 Su-30MK2 Flanker multi-role fighters to Vietnam under a contract worth more than $500 million, a Russian business daily reported on Thursday.
BAE Systems responds to Typhoon Tranche 3 Announcement
Posted at: Thu May 14th, 2009
Nigel Whitehead, Group Managing Director Programmes & Support, BAE Systems said:"We are delighted that the UK Government has today confirmed its support for the third producti...
RAF in negotiations for third batch of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft
Posted at: Thu May 14th, 2009
The RAF is set to receive a third batch of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft after Prime Minister Gordon Brown's announcement today, Thursday 14 May 2009, that the UK will move ahead with its international partners with the final stages of procuring the ...
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Completes 1,000th Hour of Flight Testing
Posted at: Thu May 14th, 2009BETHPAGE, N.Y., May 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the blue skies over St. Augustine, Fla., Northrop Grumman's (NYSE:NOC) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye System Development and Demonstration program aircraft recently reached its 1,000th hour of flight testing. The aircraft, currently in flight testing at ...
