Saab will launch production of aft fuselage systems for a Boeing advanced trainer at a newly opened plant in West Lafayette, Indiana, under a $71.2 million contract, the Swedish manufacturer said on Aug. 31.
The U.S. Army has grounded its Boeing H-47 Chinook fleet following a small number of engine fires that OEM Honeywell says is connected with the installation of problematic O-rings during service-performed depot maintenance.
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Ursa Major a $3.6 million contract to develop a rocket engine for the booster and upper stages of satellite launches to low Earth orbit by year’s end. The U.S. Air Force Tactical Funding Increase program to boost relationships with startup companies was seeking a flight-qualified 5,000-lb. oxygen-rich staged-combustion engine.
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Ursa Major a $3.6 million contract to develop a rocket engine for the booster and upper stages of satellite launches to low Earth orbit by year’s end. The U.S. Air Force Tactical Funding Increase program to boost relationships with startup companies was seeking a flight-qualified 5,000-lb. oxygen-rich staged-combustion engine.
The Republic of Singapore Air Force Next Generation Fighter Office says despite the fact that it has already ordered an initial batch of four F-35Bs with an option for eight more, the service has not ruled out the possibility of purchasing F-35As as well.
The weather forecast for a launch attempt on Sept. 3 is not ideal, with just a 40% chance conditions will be suitable for liftoff due to cloud cover and the chance of rain and lightning.
A number of UK Royal Air Force, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy crewmembers are currently attached to the Royal Australian Air Force’s Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft unit, as the two air forces await delivery of their own E-7s.
Details have emerged of two additional consortia bidding to participate in South Korea’s K-UAM Grand Challenge urban air mobility demonstration project.
Plans for a third round of flight testing to support F-35 operations from the UK’s two new aircraft carriers are facing delays after the HMS Prince of Wales developed technical problems shortly after leaving port.
Saab has carried out the first firing of an MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile from its Gripen E combat aircraft as the type moves toward service entry.
Sweden has moved to the margins of the UK-led Tempest Future Combat Air System as it waits to better understand how the other partners will establish the program, Saab CEO Micael Johansson says.
Saab CEO Micael Johansson says the company’s Gripen fighter has faced an uphill struggle against security politics as it attempts to regain a foothold in the international fighter market.
South Korean startup MintAir plans to build an advanced air mobility service using electric rotorcraft and has agreed to order up to 40 aircraft from Jaunt Air Mobility, in addition to a previous commitment for 100 aircraft from Skyworks Aeronautics.
Space Norway has selected suppliers for a synthetic aperture radar satellite constellation that will be used by the Norwegian armed forces for monitoring Norway’s coasts for small boats conducting illegal activity.
