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Navy conducts first test flight of Northrop's Triton drone
Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman Corp., plagued by setbacks with its pricey high-flying spy drones, has come up with a new version for the Navy that could keep the company's unmanned aircraft assembly line in Palmdale humming. An initial test flight...
Tags: Military Equipment, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Boeing Co., Germany
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FACTBOX-What does Lockheed's F-35 fighter jet really cost?
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp is developing and building the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Pentagon's most expensive weapons program, for three U.S. military branches and eight international partners. The Pentagon released new...Tags: Northrop Grumman Corporation, Politics, United Technologies Corporation, Military Equipment, BAE Systems Plc.
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Factbox: What does Lockheed's F-35 fighter jet really cost?
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp is developing and building the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Pentagon's most expensive weapons program, for three U.S. military branches and eight international partners. The Pentagon released new cost...Tags: Northrop Grumman Corporation, Politics, Military Equipment, United Technologies Corporation, BAE Systems Plc.
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U.S. sees first drop in F-35 costs; other programs steady
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday told Congress it expected a 1 percent drop in the cost of its biggest weapons program, the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jet, while averting the huge cost increases seen on other weapons programs in...Tags: Military Equipment, U.S. Congress, Boeing Co., Wars and Interventions, U.S. Air Force
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Pentagon sees slight drop in F-35 acquisition costs: sources
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's annual report to Congress shows a decline of $4.5 billion, or just over 1 percent, in the projected development and acquisition cost of the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jet program, sources familiar with the data...Tags: Lockheed Martin Corp., U.S. Congress, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Military, U.S. Department of Defense
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F-35 fighter jet program reaches milestone with vertical takeoff
The F-35 fighter jet, a nearly $400-billion weapons program under development for more than a decade, hit a major milestone when it completed its first-ever vertical takeoff. On Monday, aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. released a video in...
Tags: Lockheed Martin Corp., Military Equipment, Virgin Group, Ltd., Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Science and Technology
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Exclusive: U.S. Air Force to move forward target date for F-35 use
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force plans to start operational use of Lockheed Martin Corp.-built F-35 fighter jets in mid-2016, a year earlier than planned, using a similar software package as the Marine Corps, two sources familiar with the plans...Tags: Lockheed Martin Corp., Sports Organizations, Military Equipment, Sports, U.S. Congress
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EXCLUSIVE-U.S. Air Force to move forward target date for F-35 use
Reuters* Air Force aims for mid-2016 start * Navy eyes mid-2018 date for operational use of F-35s * Marines sticking to mid-2015 target date By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force plans to start operational use of Lockheed...Tags: Lockheed Martin Corp., Sports Organizations, Military Equipment, Sports, U.S. Congress
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Lockheed says furloughs could delay F-35 fighter, other programs
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - The Pentagon's plans to put most of its 800,000 civilian employees on unpaid leave for 11 days could lead to delays on Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and other weapons programs, a top company official...Tags: Lockheed Martin Corp., Layoffs and Downsizing
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Video: Nissan GT-R drag races Swiss fighter jet
Autoblog.comFiled under: Coupe, Performance, Etc., Videos, Nissan Proving that speed is fun in any language, Nissan's German arm recently pitted a GT-R up against an ex-Swiss Air Force fighter jet, called the Hawker Hunter. Now the idea of a car-versus-plane drag... -
CORRECTED-INTERVIEW-Boeing aims to keep building F/A-18 jets through 2020
Reuters(Corrects 4th paragraph to show F-15 still in production) * Boeing sees over 200 possible foreign sales * Company says U.S. Navy could buy up to 150 more jets * Analyst sees "make or break year" for Boeing fighter By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON, May...Tags: Malaysia, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Military Equipment, U.S. Navy, Boeing Co.
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F-35's manufacturers put civilians in 'cockpit'
Rep. Donna F. Edwards slipped into the F-35 cockpit — a stationary demonstration model — and gave the jet a simulated spin, trying out the controls, shooting down enemy aircraft over the Chesapeake Bay and executing a celebratory roll. "This...
Tags: Military Equipment, Politics, Boeing Co., Science and Technology, Prince George's County
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