Air News & Articles

MBDA Air Defense Missile Achieves Major Milestone

The Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) extended range-based (CAMM-ER) air defense missile is designed to provide defense against evolving airborne threats at ranges over 40 km

Jul 05, 2021
Delivery Milestone in Rotary Wing Fleet Review

Marking the first major delivery milestone in QinetiQ’s Test Aircrew Training (TAT) Rotary Wing (RW) Fleet Review investment, the first of two new Agusta A109S Grand helicopters has been formally accepted by the company

Jul 05, 2021
More Life-saving Infrared Countermeasure Systems for U.S. Air Force

Northrop Grumman has won a U.S. Air Force contract to build more Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure systems on fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft to provide spherical protection by detecting, tracking and jamming incoming infrared threats

Jul 05, 2021
Optomec to Develop Production Recipes for USAF Metal-Additive Repairs

These printable ‘recipes’ and ‘libraries’ will be implemented in conjunction with the delivery of an automated Turbine Blade Repair machine to potentially save the U.S. Air Force millions of dollars in maintaining its fleet of more than 5,000 aircraft

Jul 02, 2021
Digital Wideband AESA Sensor Undergoes Flight Test

Northrop Grumman conducted a flight test to demonstrate the capabilities of Terracotta, its new fully-digital open mission systems (OMS)-compliant wideband active electronically scanned array (AESA) sensor

Jun 30, 2021
Triumph Group to Provide Hydraulic Utility Actuation Valves to Support F-35 Lightning II

Lockheed Martin has selected Triumph Group’s Actuation Products & Services operating company to provide hydraulic utility actuation valves to aid sustainment of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program

Jun 29, 2021
New Three-way Partnership for Potential German P-8A Fleet Support

Boeing has entered a Memorandum of Understanding with ESG Elektroniksystem und Logistik and Lufthansa Technik in anticipation of Germany acquiring the Boeing P-8A Poseidon multi-mission aircraft

Jun 29, 2021
Elbit Systems to Upgrade U.S. Army Aviator Night Vision Systems

The night vision upgrade to the legacy Aviator’s Night Vision Imaging Systems goggles will replace the existing green image intensification with white phosphor that presents more natural-looking visuals in black and white detail

Jun 29, 2021
First TH-73A Training Helicopter Delivered to U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy has received the first of 130 Leonardo TH-73A training helicopters, the model intended to replace the aging Bell TH-57 Sea Ranger training platform to serve as a training aircraft for thousands of Student Naval Aviators

Jun 28, 2021
Task Order Awarded for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Support

Alion will provide research, analysis, trade studies, and testing services in support of unmanned aerial systems programs to support the U.S. Army Program Executive Office - Aviation, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office

Jun 24, 2021
uAvionix Certifies Second Micro-Transponder with the DoD

The RT-2087/ZPX-A micro-transponder is now certified in accordance with the AIMS 17-1000 performance specification to enable small DoD aircraft to cooperatively participate in National Airspaces worldwide

Jun 23, 2021
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