A Chinese company has been selected as one of five potential partners to help Turkey develop its TF-X indigenous fighter, officials close to the program have revealed.
The U.S. Air Force is touting more than $1 billion in cost avoidance through a redesign of the Space-Based Infrared System (Sbirs) early missile-warning satellite built by Lockheed Martin.
An Indian air force Jaguar fighter crashed in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh June 16, highlighting the poor maintenance and safety record of the jet that has been in service for more than four decades.
Turkish Aerospace Industries has chosen the Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company’s (LHTEC) CTS800 turboshaft as the powerplant for Turkey’s twin-engine indigenous utility helicopter program.
Pratt & Whitney says retrofits of the F135 engine to enable unlimited operations in the F-35 are happening faster than originally planned and are on track for completion by early 2016.
LE BOURGET, France—Thales’ new Talios targeting pod should start flight tests on a fighter-type aircraft shortly, the company says, and development is continuing on schedule towards a 2018 service entry on the Dassault Rafale. Thales also is showing a related development: Image’Inn, a high-definition simulator that is being used to refine the pod’s operating modes and pilot interface.
PARIS—The increased tempo of operations by the Russian armed forces in the Baltic is putting a burden on the flying operations of the Swedish air force, the country’s air chief says. With Russian military aircraft operating in the Baltic close to Swedish airspace, the country’s Gripen fighters, airborne and ground radars are being more heavily utilized, Maj Gen Micael Byden told a meeting of the Swedish Air Force Fan Club in Paris June 14.
LE BOURGET, France—After developing and flying tactical UAVs for the U.S. military for years during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Textron is seeing export opportunities for the systems take off. Three years ago, the U.S.-based company was looking at five different international opportunities. Now they are tracking 25 across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. With declining U.S. defense budgets and a decreased operational tempo, demand there was beginning to flag.
Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $70,239,965 modification (PZ0022) to foreign military sales contract (W31P4Q-13-C-0129) that definitizes fiscal 2013 and 2014 production year lot for Army Javelin requirements included in letter contract and establishes option pricing for fiscal 2015
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) has chosen Honeywell’s TPE331-12B turboprop engine for its HTT-40 military training aircraft for the Indian air force. The HTT-40 program’s future had been uncertain because the Indian air force opposed the purchase of HAL-made trainers. And earlier this year, India opted to buy 38 PC-7 Mk. 2 trainers from Pilatus to meet its requirement for 181 Stage 1 basic trainer aircraft.
RAYTHEON and CSC teamed to compete for U.S. Army Training Aids, Devices, Simulators and Simulations Maintenance Program. AEROJET ROCKETDYNE signed Space Act Agreement with NASA for test services/test stand support of AR1 rocket engine preburner and main injector. AR1 is being designed as replacement for Russian RD-180 used on Atlas V.
U.S. Air Force officials suggest the F-35's performance in the exercise validates the theory of service leaders that sacrificing weapons load for stealth in the F-35’s design proved sound.
Fresh off completing a merger with military electronics provider Exelis, Harris CEO Bill Brown is rolling up his sleeves to integrate what he calls two complementary companies.
BlackSky Global, part of Spaceflight Industries, plans to launch a 60-satellite constellation to provide 1-meter imagery of the Earth with a quick turnaround.
U.S. military service chiefs want the Defense Department to do a better job holding to requirements and other acquisition decisions, according to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.
