2/9/2010

Major Work Ahead On T-50 Stealth Fighter

Russia has begun flying a stealthy fifth-generation fighter to rival the U.S. F-22, but Western analysts question whether Sukhoi can develop and deliver the aircraft by 2015 as promised.

2/9/2010

Lockheed keen to boost India defence supply

Lockheed Martin Corp, the world’s biggest aerospace company, is keen to supply India with defence equipment including fighters and ships, in deals Indian defence sources say are potentially worth $20 billion.

2/9/2010

Japan To Add To Fighter Contests

Currently two of the most sought after contracts for American and European aviation contractors are the new Indian and Brazilian fighters. The two contests have been underway now for over a year with companies like Boeing; Lockheed Martin; Rafael of France; MiG of Russia; Sweden’s SAAB and the European consortium Eurofighter all challenging each other for these deals. With the domestic market in the United States committed to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and Europe finishing their buy of Eurofi

2/9/2010

SINGAPORE 2010: Boeing postpones canted tails for F-15 Silent Eagle

Boeing has eliminated the distinctive canted tails from the early prototype and production configuration of the proposed stealthy Silent Eagle version of the F-15.

2/9/2010

Air Force, Boeing make connection

Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have successfully connected a virtual pilot training platform through the Distributed Mission Operations Network.

2/9/2010

Iran builds own aerial drones with strike capabilities

Iran started on Monday production of two domestically-developed unmanned aerial vehicles capable of delivering high-precision bombing strikes and performing reconnaissance missions, the Fars news agency said.

2/9/2010

Team K-MAX Demonstrates Successful Unmanned Helicopter Cargo Resupply to U.S. Marine Corps

Lockheed Martin Corporation and Kaman Aerospace Corporation, a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation [NASDAQ GS: KAMN] have successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Marine Corps the capability of the Unmanned K-MAX® helicopter to resupply troops by unmanned helicopter at forward operating bases in Afghanistan.

2/9/2010

Boeing to Continue Providing F/A-18 Engineering Services to Royal Australian Air Force

Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has been awarded a $1.5 million contract for the provision of engineering support services for the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) fleet of F/A-18A/B Hornet aircraft.

2/8/2010

China To Fit Attack Helo With European Engine

China is outfitting a new attack helicopter with a European engine despite export restrictions put in place after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. The move comes as European officials push hard for lifting restrictions on defense exports to China.

2/8/2010

Brazil denies jet deal done after reported Rafale price cut

Brazil's government denied Thursday it had made a final decision to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France after a news report said the planes' maker, Dassault, had lopped two billion dollars off their price. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva "still has not decided on the selection process," the state news agency Agencia Brasil said.