Airbus Military has completed all the flight tests required for the daylight certification of the new generation hose-and drogue refuelling system on the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport.This paves the way towards the formal military certification of the system from Spain’s INTA certification authority this summer. The A330 MRTTT is fitted with the Cobham 905
Chromalloy has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to repair Stages 2
Lockheed Martin rolled out the first of a new fleet of HC-130J combat rescue tankers for the U.S. Air Force
Northrop Grumman Corporation has helped the U.S. Air Force improve the mission availability of its fleet of B-2 stealth bombers by successfully completing the system development and demonstration (SDD) phase of the B-2 Radar Modernization Program (RMP). SDD includes the design, development, test and installation of the new radar system in a B-2 test aircraft
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force’s Electronic Systems Center are demonstrating network-centric capabilities aboard a U.S. Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) test aircraft during the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment at Nellis Air Force Base. The event began April 12 and is scheduled to conclude on April 22. “For the first time, Boeing and the
Boeing Defence Australia has signed a three-year contract worth AU$4.5 million to provide the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) with support for F/A-18 Hornet aircraft technical publications. Boeing Defence Australia has provided F/A-18 technical publication services including management, production of amendments and additional support tasks as required to the RAAF for the past five years.
GE Intelligent Platforms has completed delivery of a $6.5 million order from Boeing. The order, to enable the development of upgrades to the US Air Force
Pratt & Whitney and Russia
Boeing comfirms the successful completion of its industrial cooperation program for the third phase of the CH-47D Chinook rotorcraft upgrades performed for the Spanish Army’s Airmobile Force, FAMET. Boeing finished the industrial cooperation program on schedule while exceeding the $80 million requirement. Over the 10-year program, Boeing completed 75 projects with 20 Spanish companies and
Boeing said that, as part of the Raytheon team awarded the space-based Global Positioning System (GPS) advanced control segment program (OCX), it will develop portions of the U.S. Air Force’s new ground control segment. GPS OCX will provide more secure, accurate, and precise navigation around the world for military, humanitarian and commercial applications. The development
