The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) announced on March 13, 2023, the qualification of the F4.1 standard for the Rafale combat aircraft, which will enable it to enter the era of collaborative air combat. The F4.1 standard represents the first step in the incremental development of the Rafale, and includes …
Read More »Aerojet Rocketdyne Streamlines Process to Increase GMLRS Rocket Motor Production
Aerojet Rocketdyne continues to improve its processes to deliver advanced solid rocket motors to Lockheed Martin to power the Army’s Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS). The company continues to upgrade manufacturing facilities, purchase new equipment and automate processes to meet expected increased capacity needs, including incorporating automated X-ray technology …
Read More »Raytheon Wins $239M for Over-the-Horizon Weapon System
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $234,068,917 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N00024-18-C-5432 to exercise options for the Over-the-Horizon Weapon System. Work will be performed in Kongsberg, Norway (69%); Tucson, Arizona (12%); Schrobenhausen, Germany (5%); Raufoss, Norway (4%); Huntsville, Arkansas (4%); Louisville, Kentucky (3%); De Soto, …
Read More »Northrop Grumman to produce MESA for the U.S. Air Force E-7
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will enter into production of the Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) sensor for the U.S. Air Force E-7 aircraft. As part of the E-7 weapons system, the combat proven MESA sensor will provide critical long range sensing, detection and identification in challenging environments equipping the U.S. …
Read More »Heli-Expo 2023: New orders confirm Leonardo’s strong position in the global commercial helicopter market
Following the company’s successful attendance at Heli-Expo 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia (7th-9th March), Leonardo is announcing further growth within the commercial helicopter market, with new orders for nearly 40 aircraft of various models to several operators across Middle East, Asia, Americas and Europe primarily for energy support, rescue and public …
Read More »Mitsui Bussan Aerospace signs for six AW139 helicopters further strengthening the type’s market leadership in Japan
Mitsui Bussan Aerospace (MBA), the authorised distributor for the Leonardo AW139, AW169 and AW189 helicopter models in Japan, announced with Leonardo orders recently signed for a total of six AW139s, to meet the requirements of various upcoming opportunities in the country. These latest orders confirm the continuous success of the …
Read More »Bell 505 helicopters delivered to the Kingdom of Bahrain
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the delivery of three Bell 505 helicopters to the Royal Bahrain Air Force. Bell delivered the aircraft during an inspection and acceptance event in February 2023 at Bell’s Mirabel facility. “We are honored to provide the Bahrain Defense Force another premiere Bell …
Read More »Sikorsky Selects CMC Electronics Flight Management Systems
CMC Electronics is pleased to announce a new multi-year contract with Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, for the supply of its military Flight Management System (FMS) on several Sikorsky helicopter models including the UH-60M, HH-60M, HH-60W, S-70i and the S-70M. The helicopters with CMC’s equipment will be delivered to the …
Read More »Airbus Delivers 1st ACH160 Exclusive Helicopter
Airbus Corporate Helicopters has delivered the first example of the ACH160 Exclusive helicopter. The helicopter is not only the first ACH160 in Exclusive configuration to be delivered globally but also the first ACH160 of any version to be delivered in Europe. It was accepted by a private customer based in …
Read More »Lockheed Martin and Royal Bahraini Air Force Celebrate Bahrain’s First F-16 Block 70 Aircraft
Bahraini, American and Lockheed Martin officials today celebrated the first F-16 Block 70 for the Royal Bahraini Air Force today at Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] in Greenville, South Carolina. The Kingdom of Bahrain has a unique history with the F-16: It was the first F-16 operator in the Gulf Cooperation …
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