Americas * Lockheed Martin landed a $7 billion contract to provide F-22 Raptor sustainment services. The agreement has a five-year base ordering period calling for comprehensive F-22 air vehicle sustainment—to be completed by December 31 2027—with work to be carried...
We would like to wish all of our subscribers, readers, and advertisers a very Merry Christmas and happy holiday season. For those of you with little ones in the house, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) have been tracking the movements of a certain...
Americas * Lockheed Martin has been awarded a US Air Force (USAF) contract nearing $1 billion in value, for the sustainment and upgrade of the service's fleet of 683 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP). Work on the five-year deal will take place at locations in...
Americas * After a week of teasing its release, Boeing's Phantom Works unit revealed Tuesday its prototype that will be entered into the US Navy's MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial tanker program. A photograph of the aircraft facing the camera released by the firm shows...
Americas * Bell Helicopter's V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft flew for the first time on December 18, at a Bell facility in Amarillo, Texas. Monday's test saw the helicopter perform a low hover for up to 20 minutes, and follows a series of ground trials conducted since...
Americas * Lockheed Martin announced Monday that is has met the US government's target for the year of delivering 66 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft to the US military and allied partners. The deliveries account for a 40 percent increase on ones made in 2016, and...
Americas * United Technologies Corp. will perform sustainment services on Pratt and Whitney F-119 engines used on Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor. The $6.7 billion agreement falls under the terms of an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract between the firm...
Lebanese armed forces The Lebanese Army's own web site is blunt: "The assistance received from Syria, the USA, and other friendly countries has played a basic role in bridging the gap between needs and available means." A number of countries are stepping up to fill...
Americas * According to a story originally reported in the Spanish-language news website, Defensa, the Colombian Air Force is currently evaluating a series of options that will boost its fighter-interceptor fleet capabilities. The main option involves procuring about...