Americas * Lockheed Martin's second T-50A jet trainer has made its maiden flight. The trainer, based on the T-50, has been designed to bridge the gap between 4th- and 5th-generation fighter jet technology, and is being entered into the USAF's T-X trainer competition...
Americas * US President Donald Trump took the opportunity to suggest a further F/A-18 Super Hornet order while attending a ceremony for Boeing's inaugural 787-10 Dreamliner in South Carolina. While Trump has made no clear indication or commitment to the numbers that...
Americas * The US Navy is to test a potential fix for an issue regarding the F-35C’s nose wheel in order to see if the jet still suffers from excessive vertical oscillations during a catapult launch. Testing will begin tomorrow, Tuesday February 21, at the service’s...
Paveway-II ELGTR(click to view full) In February 2011, Lockheed Martin in Archbald, PA received a $21.9 million contract modification, exercising an option for 7,665 Paveway-II enhanced laser guided training rounds (ELGTRs) for the US Navy (7,217, for $20.5 million =...
Americas * The US subsidy of Elbit Systems, Elbit Systems of America, has been contracted by the US Army to provide and maintain mortar fire control systems for the service. An indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, the maximum value of the deal could...
Americas * Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet Block 3 proposal will focus on adding firepower and an increased ability to network with other carrier-borne aircraft, such as the F-35C, in the US Navy. The new plan moves away from the company's 2013 Advanced Super Hornet...
Americas * Northrop Grumman has announced the first successful flight of the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter. An upgrade from the UH-60L model, the latest configuration includes a digital cockpit provided by Northrop, and fitted with the Future Airborne Capability...
Americas * The USAF has completed a successful test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III missile. Officials from the service said the operational launch was conducted to verify the ICBM's capability as a nuclear deterrent. For the test, a missile was taken from a silo...
Heron 1, Canada(click to view full) Israel Aerospace Industries' Heron is a large MALE (Medium Altitude, Long Endurance) UAV in the MQ-1 Predator's Class. It is primarily used as a surveillance UAV over land and sea, and can be equipped with a number of modular radar,...