Pilatus Aicraft released that the first of six PC-12 NG Multi-Purpose Liaison Aircraft ordered by the Finnish Air Force was handed over during a commemorative ceremony at the company
Northrop Grumman has added momentum to the planned summer 2010 opening of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Integrated Training Center at Eglin AFB, Fla. by delivering the first set of instructional materials needed to train pilots and aircraft maintainers. Known as courseware, the electronic materials include all of the presentation materials that classroom instructors will use to
The first S-70i BLACK HAWK helicopter has successfully completed its first flight, officially launching an international variant and the newest Sikorsky Aircraft product to follow in the legacy of the BLACK HAWK helicopter. Aircraft 0001, the first in the new product line, was built at PZL Mielec, a Sikorsky Aircraft company in Poland. PZL Mielec
Boeing has received a $216 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to upgrade the service’s 59-jet KC-10 tanker fleet with a new communication, navigation, surveillance and air traffic management (CNS/ATM) system. The KC-10 upgrade will enable the fleet to comply with the forecasted 2015 CNS/ATM Federal Aviation Administration/International Civil Aviation Organization standards, which allow
The U.S. Air Force has granted Boeing the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) approval to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP) following a successful Defense Acquisition Board Milestone C production review. The Milestone C review completes several intensive reviews by the U.S. Department of Defense and the Air Force, including engineering and manufacturing reviews, to prepare
General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited acquired the privately held Kylmar (KMC) Limited, an industry leader in the design and manufacture of sensor and optical surveillance systems for military and security applications. The value of the cash transaction, which is expected to be accretive to General Dynamics
Boeing and The Royal Netherlands Air Force reported that a Boeing AH-64D Apache became the first rotorcraft to fly using a blend of sustainable bio-kerosene and standard aviation jet fuel. The 20-minute flight was conducted at Gilze-Rijen Airbase, home of the RNLAF’s combat rotorcraft squadrons. The sustainable biofuel used in the flight was produced using
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The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program successfully completed F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) full-scale static testing
