The Republic of Korea finalized its formal selection of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II aircraft for its F-X fighter acquisition program, announcing its intent to sign the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) between the U.S. and Korean governments for 40 F-35A Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) variant jets with initial deliveries beginning
Flight tests have validated a new engine upgrade for Rolls-Royce AE 1107C engines powering V-22 aircraft, maximizing “hot and high” capability up to 6,000 feet of altitude and 95° F. The enhanced capability is part of a series of upgrades that will boost engine power 17 percent for the aircraft, as Rolls-Royce continues to add
Pratt & Whitney, together with its U.S. Air Force partner at the F135 Heavy Maintenance Center (HMC) at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, celebrated another significant milestone – qualification for F135 engine testing at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (OC-ALC). OC-ALC – which in addition to engine testing is also qualified to perform maintenance
Boeing delivered the fifth P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to India, on schedule, on Sept. 9th as part of a contract for eight aircraft to support the Indian Navy’s maritime patrol requirements. The aircraft arrived at Naval Air Station Rajali, after a flight from Seattle’s Boeing Field, and joined the four previously delivered P-8Is. Boeing is
JBT Corporation (JBT) has been awarded related contracts from a U.S. based customer with a combined value exceeding $5m to supply compressed air, air conditioning and electrical power carts designed to service the environmental control systems and avionics of fighter aircraft. The order also includes a service and parts package for ongoing maintenance support of
Thales has successfully delivered a significant upgrade to the Australian Tiger helicopter simulator. The improvements to the Full Flight Mission Simulator’s (FFMS) Visual Display System (VDS) mean the Australian Tiger simulator now has the highest levels of ‘out of the window’ realism of any Tiger FFMS in the world. Working closely with prime contractor Airbus
Rockwell Collins has completed on-time delivery of its Pro Line Fusion flight test software to Embraer for its KC-390 aircraft. The red label software is now under configuration control and enables Embraer to complete the aircraft systems integration. The KC-390 program marks the first military application of Rockwell Collins’ award-winning Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics
Columbia Helicopters, a member of the American Helicopter Services And Aerial Firefighting Association (AHSAFA), has opened a new facility which will be totally focused on the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of military helicopters. The 16,000 ft² building, located at the company’s headquarters and maintenance complex at Aurora (Oregon) State Airport, will be capable of
StandardAero, in partnership with Airbus Group Australia Pacific (formerly known as Australian Aerospace), has signed a $42m T56 propulsion support systems contract for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) AP-3C Orion aircraft fleet. The contract includes full overhaul and repair services for all the associated systems as well as logistical, inventory and fleet management support.
The U.S. Navy awarded GE Aviation a multi-year (2014-2017), $68.5m System Demonstration Test Article (SDTA) contract to manufacture and support 16 GE38-1B engines for the Operational Evaluation phase of the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion aircraft development program. The contract builds on the success of the System Design and Development (SDD) contracts with Sikorsky dating back
