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Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works broke its silence on plans to build the SR-72, a hypersonic spy plane successor of the SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft. The SR-72 will have a combined cycle propulsion system that combines a supersonic jet engine with a rocket engine, Lockheed Martin’s advanced aircraft division told Aviation Week. According to specifications, the SR-72 will […] More
The U.S. Air Force outlined its options for the replacement of the B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft’s engine during an industry day held Dec. 12, Defense News reported Friday. The report said USAF seeks new engines instead of refurbished systems and plans to maintain an eight-engine configuration on the fleet of 76 B-52s. Potential engine integrators must be […] More
Boeing has obtained an amended type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration for the 767-2C airframe configuration of company-built KC-46 military tanker aircraft. The company said Thursday it conducted a series of analyses and laboratory, ground and flight tests to verify the performance of KC-46 components that include avionics, fuel system and auto-flight and environmental control systems. 767-2C is a modified version […] More
Indonesia has received its first Boeing-built AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter as part of the country’s foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government, Defense News reported Monday. The report said the Apache helicopter was delivered to the city of Semarang in Java, Indonesia using a U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III airlifter. Indonesia requested to buy eight Apache […] More
Viasat and the U.S. Air Force have jointly completed a production readiness review of an cryptographic module for military handheld devices and unmanned systems that transmit sensitive and classified data. The embeddable Mini Crypto module passed the assessment and is slated to enter low-rate initial production, Viasat said Wednesday. Mini Crypto is designed to help accelerate the development of small […] More
A partnership of Booz Allen Hamilton and The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences has supported the U.S. Air Force‘s efforts to sustain energy across installations. NCMS and Booz Allen entered an agreement with the Air Force assistant secretary for installations, environment, and energy and the Office of Energy Assurance to help installations achieve energy assurance, […] More
Kaman‘s aerospace business segment has received a potential $85 million order to supply bomb fuzes to the U.S. Air Force and 18 foreign military customers. The Air Force issued the initial order under option 13 of the Joint Programmable Fuzes acquisition contract and the company is scheduled to deliver the JPFs over the next two […] More
Craig Cooning, an 11-year Boeing veteran and president of its network and space systems business, has joined the board of directors at satellite communications technology firm BridgeSat. BridgeSat said Tuesday it added Cooning as a board member as the company aims to build an advanced optical communications network designed to help address a growing demand for satellite data. Cooning previously […] More
Leonardo executives have told Alabama government officials that the aerospace company is on track to build a T-100 trainer aircraft manufacturing facility in the state. Leonardo toured a group of Alabama officials around its Venegono Superiore aircraft factory in Italy to demonstrate the production of T-100 trainers, the company’s U.S.-based Leonardo DRS subsidiary said Thursday Leonardo plans […] More
CAE’s U.S. subsidiary has received subcontracts to support Lockheed Martin in the design and production of C-130J weapons systems trainers for deployment to multiple U.S. air bases in 2020 and 2021. CAE USA will help build six C-130J WSTs for the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard through orders booked during CAE’s fiscal 2018 second quarter, […] More
DynCorp International has secured a potential $4.6 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to support F-15 base operations in Saudi Arabia under the foreign military sales program. The company said Tuesday it will provide tools, materials, safety equipment and vehicles along with transportation, supervision, lodging and training services to support the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia FMS program […] More
“I grew up as a kid watching the Apollo missions to the moon–what a great motivator to move into a career in engineering.” Space 2.0. The “new space.†What is really at stake for our place in space for 2018? With massive innovations in integrated technologies and satellite components, the community needs to come together […] More
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