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March 16, 2010

DoD Official Announces Plans To Curb Fighter Program's Cost

Plans Include Fixed-Price Contract And Internal Analysis Of Productions Costs

The Defense Department will require a shift to a fixed-price contract in its negotiations with Lockheed Martin for the initial production phase of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter, a defense official said Friday in a briefing at the Pentagon.

First Program To Work Directly With The Navy's Test Pilot School

Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced Monday that Helicopter Support Incorporated (HSI), a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company, has been chosen to provide a Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) program for U.S. Navy Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) at NAS Patuxent River in Maryland.

Current Testing Includes Tactical And Communications Systems

The flight test program with Gripen NG Demonstrator continues according to plan at the Saab facilities in Linkoping, Sweden, Saab said Monday.

A Predator By Any Other Name...

NASA's Ikhana unmanned science and technology development aircraft is a Predator B unmanned aerial system. It was acquired by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center to support Earth science missions and advanced aeronautical technology development. The aircraft, named Ikhana, acts as a testbed to develop capabilities and technologies to improve the utility of unmanned aerial systems. NASA obtained the aircraft from the manufacturer, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, in November 2006. Ikhana is a Native American Choctaw word meaning intelligence, conscious or aware. The name is descriptive of the research goals NASA has established for the aircraft and its related systems.