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  • General Atomics Evaluates Arresting Gear Performance on Turboprop Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Evaluates Arresting Gear Performance on Turboprop Aircraft

    General Atomics’ electromagnetic systems business has completed an assessment of its Advanced Arresting Gear’s performance on turboprop aircraft at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. The company said Tuesday AAG performed over 800 roll-in and fly-in aircraft arrestments for the C-2A Greyhound, E-2C+ Hawkeye and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye planes. The arresting system also completed 400 […] More

  • Boeing, Air Force Test KC-46A Tankers at Travis AFB - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Air Force Test KC-46A Tankers at Travis AFB

    The U.S. Air Force and Boeing conducted flight tests of a company-built KC-46A Pegasus refueling aircraft from March 7 to 10 at Travis Air Force Base in California. A team composed of 48 Boeing employees and four Air Force personnel performed ground and flight tests during the four-day event, the military branch said Monday. Capt. Dylan Neidorff, an Air […] More

  • General Atomics Conducts Super Hornet Fly-In Recovery With Arresting Gear System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Conducts Super Hornet Fly-In Recovery With Arresting Gear System

    General Atomics’ electromagnetic systems business has conducted the first fly-in aircraft recovery of an F/A-18E Super Hornet with the use of the company’s Advanced Arresting Gear system to verify AAG’s performance. The fly-in aircraft recovery operation performed at the Runway Arrested Landing Site at Joint base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey Oct. 13 comes on the […] More

  • Cubic-Led Team to Continue Training Services at Air Force Expeditionary Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic-Led Team to Continue Training Services at Air Force Expeditionary Center

    A team comprising Cubic, Fae Vectus, Language Directions and Marton Technologies has received a $6.2 million follow-on contract to develop education and training requirements for the U.S. Air Force‘s adviser academic services program. Team Cubic will also continue to provide classroom and scenario-based training on core skills, language, region and culture at the Air Force Expeditionary Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, Cubic […] More

  • General Atomics, Navy Conduct Aircraft Arresting Gear Test on Super Hornet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics, Navy Conduct Aircraft Arresting Gear Test on Super Hornet

    General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems arm and the U.S. Navy have tested an aircraft arrestment system on a Boeing-built F/A-18E Super Hornet at the Runway Arrested Landing Site in the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The company said Friday its Advanced Arresting Gear turbo-electric system is designed to control deceleration of carrier aircraft. Dean Key, GA director of launch and recovery production programs and AAG design and development, […] More