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Northrop Grumman has begun to implement its five-year, $111 million deal with the U.S. Navy to update key functions of E-6B Mercury airborne command planes. The company accepted last month the first aircraft that will go through Block II system enhancements at the Aircraft Maintenance and Fabrication Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the Naval Air […] More
Bell-made AH-1Z Viper helicopters of the U.S. Marine Corps can now use the AGM-179A Joint Air-to-Ground Missile after the weapon achieved initial operating capability under the service branch. JAGM, which achieved the milestone on March 1, uses millimeter-wave radar and semi-active laser guidance to boost accuracy against targets on land and water, Naval Air Systems […] More
Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, has secured a two-year, $48.3 million contract to help the U.S. Navy reduce risks and meet very-low-frequency integration requirements for the C-130 aircraft. The contractor will perform developmental design, cybersecurity risk assessments, logistical analysis and non-recurring engineering efforts to meet the transport plane’s size, weight and power cooling requirements, […] More
Naval Air Systems Command plans to award BAE Systems a contract for digital transponder systems that offer friend-or-foe common identification capability in support of its missions. The contract would provide for AN/APX-123(V) transponders, repair and modification support, associated spare parts, technical data and non-recurring engineering services, NAVAIR said Tuesday in a SAM.gov notice. In addition, […] More
A joint venture between Boeing and Textron’s Bell subsidiary will begin to make nacelle improvements to the first CV-22 Osprey aircraft of the U.S. Air Force as part of efforts to enhance the tiltrotor’s readiness and reduce repair time. Bell Boeing will perform nacelle modifications on the CV-22 fleet under a potential $81 million contract […] More
Skydweller Aero has secured $40 million in a round of Series A financing led by Leonardo, Advection Growth Capital and Marlinspike Capital and will use the funds to further develop its autonomous systems, air vehicles and intelligence and data collection service offerings. Skydweller said Thursday it also partnered with Palantir Technologies to use the latter’s […] More
The U.S. Navy is expected to order the start of the production of a new Northrop Grumman-made extended-range missile after the weapon secured a milestone C approval on Aug. 23. Naval Air Systems Command said Wednesday the service branch looks to award a pair of contracts for the low-rate initial production of the Advanced Anti-Radiation […] More
Lockheed Martin has received a $66.61 million contract modification to definitize the impact of alternatively sourced materials to the F-35 Lightning II lots 12 to 14 low-rate initial production. The Naval Air Systems Command award follows the government’s decision to look for other sources of materials and hardware for aircraft production, the Department of Defense […] More
A team composed of Cass Professional Services and Meta Aerospace’s strategic mobility business has been selected to provide aerial refueling services to Naval Air Systems Command. The partnership intends to use four KC-135R tankers to help refuel U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and allied aircraft during aerial training and operations, Meta Aerospace said Friday. Each KC-135R […] More
Lockheed Martin‘s aeronautics business has received a $62.22 million order from the U.S. Navy for 190 parachutes and 56 drag chute systems needed for F-35 Lightning II fighter jet operations. The order will support the operational capabilities and meet the requirements of non-defense participants and Foreign Military Sales customers that deploy the F-35 aircraft, the […] More
A joint U.S. Air Force-Navy program office tested new guidance hardware of Raytheon Technologies' Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile at a live fire demonstration that took place Wednesday at Point Mugu Sea Test Range in California. Preliminary data from Raytheon, the AMRAAM prime contractor, showed the AIM-120D-3D variant met separation autopilot and free-flight navigation objectives during the missile shot test with an F/A-18F Super Hornet jet, Naval Air Systems Command said Thursday.
General Atomics' electromagnetic systems unit has inaugurated its customer service hub in Patuxent River, Maryland, that will serve customers such as Naval Air Systems Command and support local business growth efforts of the company. James Donnelly, director of maritime program operations at GA-EMS, will manage the office and ensure the delivery of launch and recovery systems that are intended for the U.S. Navy's Ford-class nuclear powered aircraft carriers, General Atomics said Monday.
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