Boeing and U.S. Army Sign Block III Apache Longbow System…
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006Boeing and the U.S. Army have ensured the continued modernization of the world's most capable multi-role combat helicopterLink
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Boeing and the U.S. Army have ensured the continued modernization of the world's most capable multi-role combat helicopterLink
Finally, Good News for Airbus
Tuesday, July 25th, 2006After weeks of unrelenting bad news, European plane maker Airbus has scored a major coup.Link
Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Simulation to Participate in…
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006Northrop Grumman Corporation and the Australian government will examine how the company's Global Hawk high-altitude unmanned reconnaissance system can help protect Australia's vital North West oil and gas platforms from terrorist attack.Link
Northrop Grumman Delivers Key F-35 Lightning II Subsystem…
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully delivered its first F-35 Lightning II integrated communications, navigation and identification (CNI) system ahead of schedule.Link
Boeing Begins Airworthiness Testing of Upgraded AWACS Aircraft
Monday, July 17th, 2006The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has conducted a successful first test flight of an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft upgraded under the Block 40/45 program, the largest enhancement in the history of the U.S. Air Force E-3 AWACS fleet.Link
Joint Strike Fighter Officially Named
Sunday, July 9th, 2006The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was officially named Lightning II, in a ceremony held today in Fort Worth, Texas. The name echoes those of two formidable fighters from the past: the World War II-era Lockheed P-38 Lightning and the mid-1950s Lightning supersonic jet, built by English Electric.Link