Aerospace & Defense Roundup: Sept, 23

The French Air Force is counting on the tanker for in-flight refueling of its Airbus H225M Caracal transport rotorcraft.

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Safran Helicopters, ZF Luftfahrttechnik (ZFL) and MT-Propeller have teamed up to develop the powerplant derived from Safran’s Ardiden 3 turboshaft.

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The contract, announced Sept. 23, covers Orion capsules for a crewed landing on the Moon, targeted for 2024, and two more missions at a cost of $2.7 billion. 

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The F-35 program will double over the next few years--a fact the Pentagon must consider before entering a performance-based logistics contract, U.S. Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper tells Aerospace DAILY.

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Though modest, the Australian participation could advance a key area of growing global interest in the Moon--identifying and mining in situ resources. 

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The large number of Asia-Pacific prospects, plus others elsewhere, raises the likelihood that one contract or another will come up before Bell finishes making long-lead parts for AH-1Zs under current contracts, probably around 2021.

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