June 21, 2010 Military Aviation News

Lockheed Braces for Cost Cuts at the Pentagon

06/21/2010

Defense giant Lockheed Martin Corp. is bracing for greater budget austerity at the Pentagon as it attempts to overcome strict cost targets for its most visible program, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

Russian military to buy 50 fifth-generation fighters after 2016

06/21/2010

Russia's Defense Ministry will order at least 50 fifth-generation fighters from 2016, a senior official said on Thursday.

Russia's 5G fighter to be '3 times cheaper than foreign analogs'

06/21/2010

Russia's fifth generation fighter will be about three times as cheap as its foreign analog, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

Boeing Begins Flight-testing B-1 with New Link 16 Communications

06/21/2010

The Boeing Company today announced the start of flight tests for a B-1 Lancer bomber upgraded with new digital avionics for the aft cockpit, including a line-of-sight Link 16 data link.

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