Daily Archives: September 30, 2008
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Reaches Milestone In Maturity
MARIETTA, Georgia, September 30th, 2008 — The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-22 Raptor surpassed more than 50,000 total flight hours in August while establishing new standards in capability and maturity. Â
“The F-22 continues to demonstrate the field performance vital… Continue reading
Israel – F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft
Photo: Archive Lockheed Martin
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2008 – On September 26, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Israel of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft as well as associated equipment and services.… Continue reading
Turkey – AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Targeting Pods and AN/AAQ-13 LANTIRN Navigation Pods
Sniper targeting pod
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2008 – On September 26, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Turkey of AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Targeting Pods and AN/AAQ-13 LANTIRN Navigation Pods as well as associated… Continue reading
Greece – Enhanced PAVEWAY II Kits and Sustainment Support for F-16 Aircraft
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2008 – On September 26, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Greece of Enhanced PAVEWAY II Kits and Sustainment Support for F-16 Aircraft as well as associated equipment and… Continue reading
Brazil – UH-60L BLACK HAWK Helicopters
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2008 – On September 26, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Brazil of UH-60L BLACK HAWK Helicopters as well as associated equipment and services. The total value, if all… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers 1st Standard Missile-3 Kinetic Warhead Kit Built in Huntsville
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 30, 2008 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] last month delivered on schedule the first production Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) kinetic warhead kit built in Huntsville, Ala. The delivery came almost one year to the day after Boeing’s announcement that… Continue reading
BAE SYSTEMS DELIVERS PROTOTYPE NIGHT-VISION GOGGLE TO U.S. ARMY
LEXINGTON, Massachusetts — BAE Systems has developed  and delivered to the U.S. Army a new helmet-mounted night-vision goggle system that combines visible, low-light, and infrared imagery for all-weather use in darkness and in other visibility-limiting conditions.
Developed through the Army’s Program… Continue reading
SPACEX SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES FALCON 1 TO ORBIT
HAWTHORNE, CA – September 28, 2008 – Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announces that Flight 4 of the Falcon 1 launch vehicle has successfully launched and achieved Earth orbit. With this key milestone, Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin F-35A Logs 50th Mission; F-35B Prepares For Transition To STOVL Flights
FORT WORTH, Texas, September 30th, 2008 — The conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35A Lightning II notched its 50th flight last week in preparation for testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., while the… Continue reading
NASA Challenges Students To Design Tools For Moon Rovers
WASHINGTON — A new NASA contest challenges college-level students to design tools or instrument packages that could be used on the next generation of human-driven moon rovers. Students will have the opportunity to engage in NASA’s return to the moon… Continue reading
Boeing, US Air Force Celebrate Opening of F-15E Training Center in UK
SUFFOLK, UK, Sept. 30, 2008 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force today celebrated the opening of the new F-15E Mission Training Center (MTC) at Royal Air Force Lakenheath in Suffolk, United Kingdom. The center began… Continue reading