Adm. Bill Moran confirmed he declined the presidential appointment and regretted any inconvenience his decision caused President Donald Trump and Navy Secretary Richard Spencer.
The grounding followed a January incident in which a C-130 cargo aircraft rolled about 328 ft. into a ditch during an engine check. Two civilian workers carrying out the test were slightly injured.
The appearance of an eight-wheel transporter erector launcher fitted for eight Aster missiles in the July 6 parade rehearsal revealed a standard configuration for the system as bought by Singapore.
Managed by the Irish Aviation Authority, an Aireon joint venture partner, the Alert service uses the company’s network of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast receivers carried by Iridium Next satellites to locate transponder-equipped aircraft flying below.
The aircraft, built by Airbus and equipped by Indonesian Aerospace, was handed over from the local factory at Bandung on June 27, the Indonesian company said.
The Middle East is a key export region for British-Italian company Leonardo and, as Beth Stevenson reports, the company is targeting the market with ongoing developments in its airborne sensor division.
Congress added $57.7 million to the fiscal 2019 budget last year to launch the EMARSS-E program. The funding included $39.8 million for the EMARSS-E pods and $17.9 million for the airframe.
“We’ve had five conjunctions so far from those pieces of debris where we actually had to track it all the way to when it goes past, and there’s going to be more,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told Aerospace DAILY.
Many have spent big money to change their businesses and portfolios. But a new report from a major credit agency says they face stiff competition from traditional software providers and risk overreaching.
The ships each must be able to embark two 10-metric-ton (22,000 lb.) helicopters, with hangar space for one aircraft. Carrying capacity must be at least 6,350 metric tons.
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and South Africa’s Paramount Group, have signed a high-level defence collaboration agreement, in step with Saudi Arabia’s vision for the creation of an integrated defence industrial ecosystem.
The deal, signed on July 3 between the heads of state of Argentina and Guatemala, is a small yet significant boost for the Pampa III program, which has faced budgetary headwinds.
The Cumhuriyet newspaper claims the system likely will be located at the site of the former Akinci airbase, west of the Turkish capital of Ankara, and could be airlifted as early as July 7.
Sikorsky faces the challenge of balancing growth capability with affordability as it tailors its X2 configuration to the U.S. Army’s armed scout mission.
