The US Air Force is awarding 25 indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity 5-year contracts with a maximum value of $3 billion under Architecture-Engineer selection procedures. The firms will provide professional architect-engineer services to administer, coordinate,...
The current roster(click to view full) In "Retired RAAF Vice-Marshal: Abandon F-35, Buy F-22s," DID covered the controversy over the F-35A Lightning II's suitability for Australia's strategic needs, amidst a flurry of criticism from opposition party critics, the...
Air traffic consoles(click to view full) BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services in Rockville, MD won a contract to provide integration, engineering, procurement, fabrication, assembly, test, inspection, delivery, and limited installation services for integrated...
F136 w. Lift System(click to view full) The US Air Force has repeatedly tried to kill the The F136 alternate engine program in favor of the Pratt & Whitney F135 that powers the existing fleet. In response, Congress looked at the success of dual-engine programs for the...
F-15E and F-22A(click to view full) Northrop Grumman recently announced that tests aboard a company BAC 1-11 test aircraft have successfully demonstrated the AN/APG-77v1 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar's ability to generate high-resolution, in-flight...
Washington's Birthday began as a federal holiday in 1880 in the District of Columbia. It expanded in 1885 to include all federal offices, and popular tradition began to expand the holiday to cover Abraham Lincoln's birthday as well. On Jan 1/71, the federal holiday...
India is planning a $1.5 billion upgrade for its 30 military airports and their air traffic control systems, and reportedly issued a request for bids in January. According to India Defence, invited bidders to Phase 1 included: France's Thales, the U.S.'s Lockheed...
F-22 and F-15(click to view full) Over the last several months, "Aging Aircraft: USAF F-15 Fleet Grounded" has covered the sudden loss of the USAF's F-15 A-D Eagle fighter fleet, in the wake of an accident in which one of the USAF's plane's broke in half in mid-air...
IqAF Cessna 208B(click to view full) "Bird Dogs for the Iraqi Air Force" discussed orders for the IqAF, and the successful history of Cessna's "bird dog" aircraft in battlefield surveillance and support roles. While the Cessna 172s will be used for flight training,...