Boeing is positioning for U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command’s (Usasoc) future H-6 replacement program by offering to upgrade and life extend the current fleet and deliver a new, advanced model based on the company’s AH-6.
India has postponed the launch of its long-awaited Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk. 3 heavy rocket by one month, to June, to allow more time for prelaunch testing.
A new single-stage, liquid-propellant missile that North Korea tested on May 14 may fall only a little short of the conventional classification of an ICBM.
GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS INC. has $221.6m U.S. Army contract for 20 Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft; 20 satellite communications air data terminals; six universal ground control stations; one mobile ground control station; nine universal ground data terminals; spares, support equipment and associated program management. BAE SYSTEMS has $48.5m U.S. Air Force contract to manage, operate and support Solid State Phased Array Radar Systems at various USAF and UK Royal Air Force locations.
President Donald Trump is taking aim at the U.S. Navy’s $3.1 billion program to modernize the technology of launching aircraft from carrier decks beyond existing steam-generated systems. General Atomics’ Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (Emals) is intended to boost the speed of flight operations while reducing manpower needs, but in the past has come under criticism from the Pentagon’s chief weapons tester. And now the president is calling the Navy’s plans into question.
Raytheon has again won the U.S. Air Force's program for a next-generation three-dimensional long-range radar, two years and seven months after an initial award that was protested by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.
Malaysian plans to get used fighter jets and maritime patrollers for its air force are looking doubtful as the service claims ignorance over the deals.
ROLLS-ROYCE has $78.7m U.S. Navy contract to provide original equipment manufacturer engineering and logistics support for KC-130J aircraft AE2100D3 engines for the Marine Corps and the government of Kuwait under the Foreign Military Sales program. AIRBUS DEFENSE & SPACE demonstrated first automatic air-to-air refueling (AAR) contacts between A310 multirole tanker and Portuguese Air Force F-16 on March 21.
Egypt is asking the U.S. for a Foreign Military Sale of up to 12 Iomax Archangel aircraft for border patrol to expand its current fleet of one dozen, which were a gift from the United Arab Emirates. The question is whether Egypt will receive Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to purchase the aircraft—or approval from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. Egypt has historically received $1.3 billion in FMF. President Donald Trump has signaled he plans to drastically reduce aid to foreign militaries.
Saab is ready to take on the special military missions market with its Bombardier Global 6000-based GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft and Swordfish submarine hunter.
Turkish Aerospace Industies and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex have signed a memorandum of understanding that will lead to closer cooperation on programs such as the T129 attack helicopter.
A large piece of qualification hardware for NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System was damaged May 3 in a “Class B mishap” at the Michoud Assembly Facility.
The changes could affect the not only the physical performance of human explorers assigned to deep-space missions, but also their performance upon returning to Earth, including responding to possible landing emergencies.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS CORP. has $332m U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) contract to continue providing MDA with enterprise-level technical integration; support the definition, development, and test and evaluation of integrated missile defense capabilities; and provide IT services, among other tasks.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Heather Wilson, a former Republican member of the House of Representatives, to be President Donald Trump’s Secretary of the Air Force on May 8. The Senate voted 76-22 in favor, with all 22 “no” votes coming from Democrats. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) was one of the most outspoken opponents of Wilson’s confirmation, condemning the “scandal” surrounding her previous work as a federal contractor and her “derogatory” statements concerning members of the LGBT community in a May 8 press release.
View the Pilatus PC-21 Spec Showecase in PDF format. Description : The PC-21 is a Swiss basic flight trainer built by Pilatus. The aircraft is powered by one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A large series series turbine engine. Program Name Pilatus PC-21 Designation PC-21 Type Trainer
The Turkish and British governments have ratified their agreements to allow BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace Industries to cooperate on the development of an indigenous Turkish fighter.
