A senior U.S. Navy official believes the stealthy attack aircraft the service wants from the Joint Advanced Strike Technology program will also meet the Air Force's requirement for an F-117 and F-15E replacement.
A wide-ranging French research program on ramjet/scramjet engine technology is entering a critical test phase that will pave the way for hypersonic propulsion.
THE U.K. DEFENSE MINISTRY is expected to order as many as 30 Lockheed C-130J Hercules military transports before the end of the year for deliveries beginning in 1996.