PAE will maintain MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft units under a potential $13.9M task order under a U.S. Air Force contract for services in support of fielded active weapon systems.
Read More »HII Completes Delivery of LHA 7 Amphibious Assault Ship to Navy
Huntington Ingalls Industries has handed over to the U.S. Navy an America-class amphibious assault ship that is slated for commissioning later in the year.
Read More »Marine Corps Receives Modified Osprey Aircraft from Boeing-Bell JV
A joint venture between Boeing and Textron's Bell subsidiary has handed over to the U.S. Marine Corps a customized variant of the MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.
Read More »Bell-Boeing JV Gets $86M Navy Contract Modification to Update Osprey Aircraft Configuration
A joint venture of Boeing and Textron's Bell subsidiary has received a two-year, $85.7M contract modification from the U.S. Navy to convert four military tiltrotor aircraft into a new configuration.
Read More »Rolls-Royce Opens Jet Engine R&D Lab in Purdue Research Park Aerospace District
Rolls-Royce has opened a facility at the Purdue Research Park Aerospace District in West Lafayette, Indiana, where the company will research and develop jet engine components for customers globally. The Purdue Technology Center Aerospace will house a Rolls-Royce group that aims to design, build and test engine parts, collaborate with Purdue University researchers via corporate partnerships and …
Read More »Raytheon Wraps Up Flight Tests of DARPA's Close Air Support Tool; Tom Bussing Comments
Raytheon has concluded a series of flight tests of a close air support platform with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The company demonstrated DARPA's Persistent Close Air Support system on both A-10C Thunderbolt II and MV-22 Osprey aircraft, Raytheon said Sunday. Flight tests took place over three phases as part of an 18-month, $25.5 million …
Read More »F-35B Planes Complete Operational Test Aboard US Navy Ship; Mark Buongiorno Comments
The U.S. Marine Corps has completed an initial operational test of the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II multirole fighter aircraft fitted with Pratt & Whitney-built F135 engines on board a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship. The six F-35B fighter planes were able to carry out at least 100 takeoffs and landings during …
Read More »Bell Boeing Delivers Osprey Flight Training Simulators to US Marine Corps; Randy Deidrick Comments
Bell Boeing has delivered two MV-22 Osprey flight training simulators to the U.S. Marine Corps' HMX-1 presidential airlift squadron. The simulators have been installed at the squadron's Quantico, Virginia-based headquarters, where aircrews will rehearse operations in a virtual setting, Boeing said Tuesday. Randy Deidrick, director of Boeing's tactical training systems, …
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