Americas * Aerojet Rocketdyne has begun a series of hot-fire tests with the company's
Lockheed Martin Maritime Sensors and Systems won a $124 million cost-plus-award-fee contract modification to upgrade Japan’s Kirishima Kongo-Class AEGIS destroyer to the capability of an Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Block 2004 capability….
Americas * Sikorsky's S-97 Raider helicopter prototype has made its maiden flight, with this likely to be a welcome distraction from the firm's current ailing business situation. The coaxial helicopter's core X2 technologies will be at the heart of the Sikorsky-Boeing...
Americas * Boeing wants to sell refurbished A-10s to international customers. The US is the only operator of the Warthog, with the House recently voting to fund the fleet for another year, despite the Air Force chiefs' efforts to cut down numbers. Boeing is currently...
Americas * United Technologies Corporation (UTC) is reportedly in talks with potential buyers regarding its Sikorsky business, with Boeing, Airbus and Lockheed Martin all apparently angling for the sale. The maker of the Black Hawk helicopter, Sikorsky has been on the...
E-3F AWACS(click to view full) The French Armee de l'Air is upgrading its E-3F AWACS radar aircraft, in a $460 million program. The E-3 Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft is based on a militarized version of the Boeing 707-320B. It remains the...
Americas * The Marine Corps has begun testing its F-35Bs aboard USS Wasp (LHD-1), with these tests set to last two weeks. Six of the aircraft are being tested for specific abilities as part of Operational Testing (OT-1); these include digital interoperability between...
Americas * Boeing Phantom Work's President wants to put solid-state lasers on the company's Phantom Eye developmental UAV. Darryl Davis stated that the UAV could operate at stratospheric heights with the lasers used for intelligence gathering and potentially missile...
Americas * The Air Force is reportedly set to award a contract for the next-generation Long Range Strike Bomber "within one to two months". The competition between Northrop Grumman and a Lockheed Martin/Boeing team will lead to a program valued at between $44 and $55...