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Raytheon and the U.S. Air Force will collaborate to develop a new signal processor for the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile as part of a refresh program that seeks to extend production of the system beyond 2020. The company said Tuesday the service branch launched the Form Fit Function Refresh effort as the government-industry team marks milestone for the 20,000th AMRAAM unit. AMRAAM is designed to […] More
BAE Systems has secured a contract from Lockheed Martin to replace the head-up displays of the U.S. Air Force‘s F-22 Raptor aircraft with a digital version. BAE said Monday it will use its Digital Light Engine technology to install a form, fit and function HUD platform into the F-22 fleet’s HUD space. The company also expects to receive a follow-on production […] More
Lockheed Martin’s aeronautics business has received a $14.9 million contract modification to maintain the training system for the U.S. Air Force’s for F-22 aircraft. The Defense Department said Friday that Lockheed will modify system hardware and manage distributed mission operations as part of the F-22 sustainment trainer requirements. Lockheed will perform work at Langley Air […] More
The North American Aerospace Defense Command and the Continental Air Defense Command have continued their holiday tradition of tracking the flight of Santa Claus with the use of radar systems and the internet. The U.S. Army said Friday that NORAD used the North Warning System installed across Canada’s north region and Alaska to monitor what […] More
Ralph Heath, former executive vice president of aeronautics at Lockheed Martin, has been appointed to Textron‘s board of directors effective January 1, 2017. Textron Chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly said in a press release published Thursday that Heath will bring experience in the aerospace and defense industry, government defense programs and international business development. Heath held a […] More
A United Technologies Corp. subsidiary has been awarded a potential $68.7 contact modification for sustainment work on afterburning turbofan engines for the U.S. Air Force. Pratt and Whitney will offer necessary labor for the sustainment of F119 engines, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has obligated the full amount of the modification from fiscal […] More
Rockwell Collins has received a $31 million contract from the Defense Department to build a test range instrumentation system for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Army. The company said Monday it will build the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System to replace the Advanced Range Data System currently used at the three military branches’ test ranges as the prime contractor and system integrator on […] More
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force have integrated two virtual fifth-generation F-22 Raptor aircraft with four fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcons during a live, virtual and constructive training exercise. The company said Monday its LVC Experimentation, Integration and Operations Suite system worked to provide networked simulators where virtual aircraft operated by aircrew members can participate in the same airspace as […] More
Japan has met with Western defense contractors including Boeing and Lockheed Martin for a potential “next generation” of fighter jets in an effort to enhance the country’s air presence, Reuters reported Tuesday. Siva Govindasamy writes that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries partnered with Japan’s defense ministry to develop the ATD-X experimental aircraft, whose stealth fighter technologies the country […] More
Rob Weiss, executive vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin‘s Skunk Works business, believes that the Defense Department should explore strategies to accelerate the pace of upgrades to the U.S. military’s F-22 and F-35 fleets, Flightglobal reported Friday. James Drew writes Weiss made the remarks as the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy eye a next-generation air dominance program. “As we look at F-22s and […] More
Lockheed Martin‘s F-22 Raptor program has received the Air Force Association’s John R. Alison Award for 2015 at the Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in September. Lockheed said Wednesday Executive Vice President Orlando Carvalho of its aeronautics business accepted the award on behalf of the company. This is the fourth John R. Alison Award for Lockheed and its heritage companies, the […] More
Boeing has delivered and installed two F-22 simulators at a U.S. Air Force mission training center for the branch’s fighter pilots. The simulators are designed with the company’s Constant Resolution Visual System that aims to provide warfighters a 360-degree view of flight environment, Boeing said Thursday. The Air Force’s F-22 training infrastructure is built to […] More
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