Military & Defense

Pratt & Whitney to deliver first JT8D-219 engine for re-engined joint STARS aircraft

Pratt & Whitney will deliver its first reconfigured JT8D-219 engine, to Northrop Grumman later this month as part of the U.S. Air Force’s re-engined E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft program. This delivery comes on the heels of FAA certification of several modifications to the engine. If the U.S. Air Force chooses

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Sukhoi Company adds second PAK FA prototype to flight test program

On March 3rd the first flight of the 2nd prototype of the fifth generation aviation complex (PAK FA) took place in Komsomolsk – on – Amur. The plane was piloted by distinguished test pilot of the Russian Federation Sergey Bogdan. The aircraft spent in the air 44 minutes and landed on the factory airfield runway.

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P&W's F135 engine powers first flight of production F-35 aircraft

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) production engine powered the successful first flight of a production F-35 aircraft on Friday, Feb. 25. This milestone marks the introduction of Pratt & Whitney’s F135 production engines into service. Pratt & Whitney has designed, developed and tested the F135 to deliver the most advanced fifth

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GE Aviation secures systems on Boeing NG KC-46A tanker

GE Aviation will provide advanced technologies in mission control systems for the Boeing KC-46A aircraft, which was selected by the United States Air Force (USAF) for the tanker replacement program. The initiative calls for 179 tankers to replace the current USAF tanker fleet. GE Aviation was selected for the mission control system, which includes flight

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Lockheed Martin delivers 300th Common Cockpit to the U.S. Navy

Lockheed Martin has successfully delivered the 300th Common Cockpit, the nerve center for every multi-mission helicopter in the U.S. Navy fleet, aboard an MH-60S. The Common Cockpit is the hub of all activity aboard MH-60R and MH-60S aircraft. Four large, flat-panel, multi-function, night-vision-compatible, color display screens provide the crew with instant information on everything from

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Boeing receives 2nd option of B-52 Engineering Sustainment Contract from US Air Force

Boeing released that the U.S. Air Force has exercised a $21.7 million option for the company to continue supporting the B-52 Stratofortress bomber under an Engineering Sustainment Program (ESP) contract that Boeing received in June 2009. Under the terms of the 10-year ESP contract, Boeing will provide engineering design, engineering support and technical support services

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