Saturday, July 24, 2004
Lockheed Martin Developing Smaller Standoff Cruise MissilesLockheed Martin Corp. is spending millions of dollars of its own money to develop two new air-to-surface, standoff cruise missiles for stealthy fighter aircraft.
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U.S. Companies Tout New UAVs At British Air ShowU.S. defense companies have touted a host of new or conceptual unmanned aerial vehicles during the Farnborough Air Show. Some of the UAVs are being assembled, while others still are on the drawing board, industry officials said in interviews and press briefings July 19-21.
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Darwin man jittery over Sparrow droppingsThe RAAF admitted that an AIM 7 Sparrow training missile had dropped accidentally from an F/A-18 Hornet fighter returning at night to its base in Darwin. The two-metre, 103-kilogram missile slammed into a carefully restored 1974 Toyota utility.
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J-STARS wing to get top Air National Guard honorThe 116th Air Control Wing will receive the Spaatz Trophy for 2003, the most coveted flying unit award in the Air National Guard.
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Iraqi, American fighter pilots band together at BaladSix Iraqi air force pilots and 10 American pilots shared stories over lunch at a dining facility and then took pictures together in front of an F-16 Fighting Falcon.
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The Maritime Helicopter Team Selected to Replace Sea KingsThe Government of Canada today announced the selection of the Sikorsky Aircraft-led Maritime Helicopter Team to replace Sea King helicopters currently in service with the Canadian Forces. The selection was made as part of Canada's $3-billion Maritime Helicopter Project (MHP) for the acquisition of 28 aircraft. The Maritime Helicopter Team will furnish the Sikorsky H-92 SUPERHAWK medium-lift helicopter and support services over the next 20 years. The first helicopter will be delivered in 2008.
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Admiral says Osprey is much improvedThe V-22 Osprey has made significant improvements and is on track for the next step in its evaluation process, Rear Adm. David Architzel said Thursday.
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Air force still flies its axed jetsFar from gathering dust in a hangar while waiting for buyers, the New Zealand air force's disbanded fleet of Aermacchi jet trainers and at least one Skyhawk fighter are still kicking up dust in regular sorties over Manawatu.
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Friday, July 23, 2004
ContestI'm giving away one free new and unopen copy of Flight International 13-19 July 04 issue. Included is a cutaway poster of a F/A-18F Super Hornet.
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Aermacchi Toasts M-346 Maiden Flight; Launches M-311Aermacchi anounce the M-311 at Farnborough recently. It is based on the S.211.
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Cuts threat to Typhoon Tranche 3 programmeUK participation in Eurofighter and even the Joint Strike Fighter programme may be scrapped to meet the procurement targets of the Strategic Defence Review. At risk is believed to be the entire Tranche 3 production of Eurofighter.
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F-16s delivered to Greece, Hill has future roleU.S. Air Force pilots took off from Fort Worth, Texas, June 8 to deliver the final two of 60 advanced F-16 aircraft for Greece's Hellenic Air Force.
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IAI delivers first KA-32 chopper to KoreaThe first Russian Kamov-32 (KA-32) helicopter, equipped with Israel Aircraft Industries' (IAI) Lahav Division avionics package, was delivered on June 22nd, 2004 to the Republic Of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) by the Korean Company LGI. The delivery took place in a ceremony at the ROKAF's air base in Cheongju, Korea.
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B-1 bombers get new, faster weapons computersIn an $86 million upgrade program, Boeing is replacing weapons computer systems on the entire 60–plane B–1 fleet.
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Boeing Delivers First Production F-Model ChinookThe Boeing Company has delivered the first production CH-47F Chinook helicopter two months ahead of schedule, marking the beginning of the U.S. Army’s Chinook modernization program.
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USS Ronald Reagan to Arrive at New HomeportUSS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and its 3,000 crew members will arrive at their new home at Naval Air Station North Island July 23 at 10 a.m.
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Carrier Air Wings Returning From Summer Pulse, DeploymentThree carrier air wings will return to their respective homebases following their participation in Summer Pulse 2004 and a regularly scheduled six-month deployment.
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U.S. Marine jets collide over Oregon, two deadTwo U.S. Marine Corps F-18 fighter jets collided in a fiery crash over the Columbia River in Oregon on Wednesday, killing two of the three crewmen involved, local officials said.
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JSF's Weight Problems Nearing Solution, Contractor SaysLockheed Martin Corp., the prime contractor for the U.S. Defense Department's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, has developed a proposal that mostly would solve the aircraft's problems with excess weight, a company official said July 21.
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U.S. team concludes Navy pilot died in Gulf warMembers of the U.S. team investigating the fate of Capt. Scott Speicher have concluded that the Navy fighter pilot is dead, according to sources close to the mission.
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Thursday, July 22, 2004
Boeing Develops Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System Simulation CapabilityThe Boeing Company has developed and fielded the capability to simulate the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) for the U.S. Air Force F-15C aircraft. The F-15C Mission Training Center at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, was the first training center to receive this capability and began using it for training operations in late May.
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Yakkety-yakThe Yak-130, which was expected to be present at Farnborough but did not appear, has been ordered for Russian air force service.
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Lockheed Martin makes progress on weaponsLockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Systems’ vice-president Randy Bigum has outlined the latest progress of AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missile (JASSM), the Longshot wing-kit and the Low-cost Autonomous Attack System (LOCAAS).
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Lockheed Martin Receives Request For Additional Super Hercules And Celebrates Historic 50th Year For The C-130Lockheed Martin has been notified by the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) that Denmark will exercise the option for an additional C-130J Super Hercules.
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Elbit’s new 'eyes' for F-16Elbit subsidiary Electro-Optic’s EO Airborne Reconƒnaissance pod has appeared at Farnborough for the first time. The day/night electro-optical infra-red pod has been developed for the Lockheed Martin F-16 and can be operated at altitudes up to 25,000ft (7,600m), with a slant range of 20nm (37km) and features a real-time datalink.
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Overrun fears delay Hawk dealThe design and development contract for the RAF’s Hawk Mk128 aircraft has been delayed in an attempt to avoid the overruns that have afflicted other recent programmes.
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Saab to lead export sales drive for GripenSaab intends to play a bigger role in pursuing export sales of the Gripen fourth-generation fighter, says chief executive Ake Svensson who believes that the best way to build on past successes would be through greater Saab control of the process.
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‘Unkillable’ Raptor meets pilots’ performance hopesThree USAF pilots involved in the current operational test (OPEVAL) programme for the aircraft had the chance to brief Farnborough about their steed in a live video link. The three, Maj Gen Steve Wood, commander of the Air Warfare Center (AWC) at Nellis AFB, and 53rd Wing Raptor pilots Col Ken Murphy and Maj Alex Grynkewich, were not short on their praise.
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Review turns up the heat on eurofighterThe pressure was piled on Eurofighter yesterday as UK Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon announced the long-awaited review of the nation’s armed forces. Companies in the four partner nations are desperate to receive Tranche 2 orders for the aircraft, but Hoon said he would only sign up for the 89 aircraft planned for the UK Royal Air Force once negotiations on price and capabilities had been concluded satisfactorily.
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Third time lucky...The US Air Force claims the B-52 Stratofortress has “precision navigation capability”, but officials were embarrassed after pilots burned up the wrong airfield – twice. On Tuesday, visitors at Farnborough Air Show looked on aghast as the scheduled flypast took place some distance to the north of the airfield – at Blackbushe airfield 10km away, in fact.
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Lockheed Air Force jet order firmThe U.S. Air Force has not changed its plan to purchase 1,763 Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets, a U.S. Department of Defense official said Wednesday.
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M’sia to purchase Chinese missilesChina National Precision Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CPMIEC) is offering the FN-6 very short-range air defence system to Malaysia should the country purchase its KS-1A, the medium-range surface-to-air missiles.
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RAF Coltishall closure announcedDefence Secretary Geoff Hoon made the announcement in the Commons this afternoon as he unveiled a major shake-up of the military.
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Saab Faces a $400 Million Cut in Defense Budget, Says CEOSaab AB, the maker of Gripen fighter jet, expects the Swedish government to cut about 3 billion kronor ($400 million) from its annual defense budget, curtailing spending on equipment, said Chief Executive Aake Svensson.
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Japan Completes Modifications, First Flight of Modified Northrop Grumman-Built Early Warning AircraftThe first of Japan's fleet of Northrop Grumman Corporation built E-2C early-warning command and control aircraft to be upgraded to the E-2C Hawkeye 2000 configuration completed its maiden flight on July 14.
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Wartime budget shortfalls have USAFE under the gun to reduce expensesAt RAF Mildenhall, England, airmen can’t take the shuttle bus to the operations side of the base anymore. And at Spangdahlem Air Base, aircraft maintainers are lugging their tools by foot along miles of flight line instead of riding in a pickup or van.
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The Bell Quad Tiltrotor Airlift Technology for Army TransformationBell outline expected US Army Quad Tilt-Rotor (QTR) requirement.
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BELL BOEING V-22 OSPREYBELL issues V-22 program update in this press release.
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ALGERIA SEEKS NEW FRANCO-RUSSIAN TRAINERRussian industry sources said Algeria has been negotiating with Russia for up to 80 MiG-AT advanced jet trainers. The MiG-AT was being developed by the MiG Corp. in cooperation with a French consortium of Snecma and Thales.
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Hammond Appointed Commander of Georgia Air National GuardGovernor Sonny Perdue announced today the appointment of Brigadier General Scott A. Hammond as Commander, Georgia Air National Guard. Hammond, 50, will command more than 3,000 members of the Georgia Air National Guard in ten units throughout Georgia. Hammond, a native of Lancaster, Ohio was formerly Chief of Staff of the Georgia Air National Guard.
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Denmark Agrees to Purchase Raytheon's AIM 9X Sidewinder Air-to-Air MissileThe government of Denmark and the U.S. Navy have formally executed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) paving the way for the manufacture and delivery of the AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile system to the Royal Danish Air Force.
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Greece preparing air defenses as Olympics precautionSecurity officials in Greece are getting ready to secure their air defenses for the Olympic Games next month. Greek fighter jets that will guard the skies over Athens during the Olympic games will be in a state of readiness as if on war alert.
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USS John F. Kennedy Aircraft Destroy Two Enemy PositionsStrike Fighter Squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, currently embarked on USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) operating in the Middle East region in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, destroyed two anti-Iraqi positions July 20, after dropping bombs on identified targets.
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Four Carrier Strike Groups To Return From Summer Pulse ’04After successfully demonstrating responsive, credible combat power across the globe by operating in five theaters with other U.S., allied and coalition military forces, four carrier strike groups (CSGs), including their associated ships, submarines, aircraft and more than 20,000 Sailors, are returning July 22 through July 26.
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GW Passes Through Strait of GibraltarIn the early morning hours of July 20, USS George Washington (CVN 73) (GW) transited the Strait of Gibraltar, the last of the choke points along the route home.
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US Air Force chief praises EurofighterThe chief of staff of the US Air Force, General John P. Jumper, was quoted Wednesday as praising the Eurofighter Typhoon after a test flight on the much-maligned jet, which has been in service just 11 weeks with the German Air Force.
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Female A-10 pilot takes command of fighter squadronDuring a change of command ceremony July 19, Lt. Col. Martha McSally took command of the 354th Fighter Squadron.
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Officials complete T-6A accident investigationAir Force officials completed the investigation of a T-6A Texan II that crashed April 3 at the Savannah Hilton-Head International Airport in Georgia killing two Air Force pilots. The investigation determined the accident was caused by pilot error.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Taiwan Highway Exercise
A Mirage jet fighter takes off from a highway in Taiwan after making a successful test-landing on the emergency wartime runway in Tainan, on July 21, 2004. Two Mirage fighter jets touched down on Wednesday on a usually busy Taiwan highway, the first time in 26 years, as part of war games to test the island's combat readiness against any attack. The drills by Taiwan coincided with drills by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on the island of Dongshan, off China's southeastern coast. REUTERS/Stringer
Workers re-fuel the tanks of two Mirage fighter jets after the planes landed on a Taiwan highway in Tainan on July 21, 2004. REUTERS/Stringer
Two French-made Mirage fighter jets land on a Taiwan highway in Tainan on July 21, 2004. REUTERS/Richard Chung
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Majestic EagleAbove the clouds over the Atlantic Ocean an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Sidewinders" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Six (VFA-86) flies in formation with two Italian AV-8B Harrier II+ assigned to the Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Giuseppi Garabaldi (C 551) after conducting Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT). U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Perry Soloman
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U.S. Navy Close To Defining Potential International Role In MMAThe U.S. Navy soon will lay out a plan for including other countries in its Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) development effort, a program official said July 19.
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RAFAEL and Elbit Joint VentureRafael and Elbit have decided to join forces and come up with a "best of breed" solution that will be tailored for both commercial and military applications. The joint team will complete the development of both DIRCM (Directed InfraRed Counter-Measures) systems—RAFAEL's IR lamp-based system and Elbit's laser-based MUSIC (Multi-Spectral Infrared Countermeasure).
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Northrop Grumman, IAI, Aurora Join Forces; Eying Strike Heron for U.S. CompetitionUAV powerhouses Northrop Grumman, Israel Aircraft Industries and Aurora Flight Sciences are joining forces to pursue the U.S. Army Extended Range Multipurpose UAV program. It would be based on the IAI Heron. Northrop Grumman would act as the prime contractor for what is being called the Strike Heron.
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Typhoon Is Go for FarnboroughThe Eurofighter Typhoon will fly at the Farnborough air show throughout the week and over the public weekend.
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Jordan signs for eight more Black HawksSikorsky firmed up its agreement to build eight UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters for the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) at the Farnborough air show yesterday, when Prince Feisal Ibn Al-Hussein, the RJAF Chief of Air Staff, visited the aircraft on display here.
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Vikings mooted for new roleLockheed Martin and Chico, California-based Aero Union are in early talks over the possibility of using the US Navy’s shrinking fleet of Lockheed Martin S-3B Vikings as waterbombers as they retire from active service.
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Raytheon plans world tour for upgraded turboprop trainerRaytheon Aircraft is embarking on a world tour with its upgraded T-6B turboprop trainer to seek potential customers’ advice on its avionics outfit. The tour, starting later this year and running until roughly mid-2005, will see the T-6B – making its public debut at Farnborough – being demonstrated to air forces in Europe, the Middle East, Far East and South America.
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Germany close to deal for Dutch Orions The German naval air arm, Marineflieger, is close to finalising a deal with the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) to buy 8-10 of the Dutch Lockheed Martin P-3C Orions, which are facing premature retirement under forthcoming defence cuts.
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Enterprise Heads for Home After Final Summer Pulse ExerciseUSS Enterprise (CVN 65) (Big E) is heading home after successfully completing the multinational maritime exercise MEDSHARK/Majestic Eagle ’04 (MS/ME04) July 16, ending the carrier’s final major exercise of Summer Pulse ’04.
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CARAT MalaysiaCrew and pilots from U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadrons (VFA) 102, 192 and 195 pose with counterparts from the Royal Malaysian Air Force's (RMAF) No. 6, 17 and 19 Squadrons in front of an RMAF MiG-29. left, an RMAF Hawk, center and an F/A-18F Super Hornet during an aircraft display and photo session that wrapped up a 10-day combined air exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Chuck Bell.
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Thales wins contract to develop demonstrator for RBE2 combat radar with active array antennaThe French defence procurement agency (DGA) has renewed its confidence in Thales by awarding a new contract, worth 85 million euros, to develop a second demonstrator for the RBE2 electronic scanning radar with active array antenna for the Rafale combat aircraft.
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Thales UK selected for the MoD's Watchkeeper programmeThe U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced the selection of Thales UK as the preferred bidder for the next phase of the acquisition cycle of the WATCHKEEPER programme.
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Curtiss-Wright Wins $6.3 Million Contract for Radar Warning Receiver SystemsCurtiss-Wright Corporation has received a $6.3 million contract from Lockheed Martin for procurement of Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) systems currently used by the U.S. Army on helicopter programs such as the Black Hawk, Chinook, Apache and Kiowa Warrior. The firm-fixed-price contract award includes additional contract options for a total contract potential of $17.6 million over the next two years.
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First Upgraded Northrop Grumman-Built Global Hawk UAV Achieves First FlightThe first air vehicle in a new production lot of upgraded RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance vehicles made its maiden flight on July 1. Designated AF-3, the newest Global Hawk flew from Northrop Grumman Corporation's manufacturing facility in Palmdale, Calif., to the Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base.
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Northrop Grumman-Built Global Hawk UAV Passes 2,000 Combat HoursThe U.S. Air Force's RQ-4A Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial reconnaissance system recently achieved a significant program milestone by surpassing 2,000 combat flight hours.
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Light-speed Raytheon AESA Radar Navigates Smoothly Through Flight TestsThe APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar system has successfully completed more than 80 flights aboard three Super Hornet aircraft from test squadron VX- 31 "Dust Devils" at the Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake.
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Deliveries of Raytheon's Combat-Proven ATFLIR Targeting Pod Supporting U.S. Navy Hornet DeploymentsRaytheon Company had delivered 55 of the ASQ-228 Advanced Targeting Forward-looking Infrared (ATFLIR) targeting pod to the U.S. Navy.
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Raytheon Sells Enhanced Paveway(TM) II to DenmarkRaytheon Company has received a contract to produce Enhanced Paveway(TM) II bomb guidance kits for Denmark.
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Russia supplies Sudan with MiG aircraft ahead of scheduleRussia's MiG aircraft corporation is about to complete implementation of the contract on the supply of 12 MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters and special-purpose materiel to Sudan ahead of schedule, Yuriy Chervakov, head of the MiG department for public relations, said on Tuesday.
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Romania Selling Off Last Of Its Soviet-era Mig-29sThe Romanian military is putting the last 18 of its Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter planes up for sale, the air force chief of staff said Tuesday.
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IAF top guns fly on diapers, pillsThe top guns of the Indian Air Force, feared for their combat skills, flew from Ambala to Alaska wearing comfy adult diapers beneath their flight suits to participate in US Pacific Air Force's premier combat exercise: Cooperative Cope Thunder.
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Saab Gets SEK16.5M Australian Defence ContractSaab AB said Tuesday that SaabTech has received an order for the test and trial of the BOL Countermeasures Dispensing System for the Australian Airforce's F-18 fighter jets.
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Raytheon Developing New Variant of Joint Standoff WeaponRaytheon Company is developing a new variant of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) that will significantly lower unit cost and offer an additional payload option.
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Elbit Systems UAV crashesWhile Elbit Systems celebrated its win in the UK Ministry of Defence Watchkeeper tender, one of its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), operated by the Israel Air Force, went missing at sea yesterday.
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B-2 bombers make pit stop on GuamTwo B-2 stealth bombers touched down at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, over the weekend in the midst of training that spanned 40 hours and thousands of miles.
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Changing of guard at test centerBrig. Gen. Curtis M. Bedke, an officer with the National Security Agency, will assume command of the Air Force Flight Test Center this summer from Maj. Gen. Doug Pearson.
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Lockheed exec bad mouths competitor SikorskyIn a rare display of competitor bashing, Monday, a senior Lockheed Martin Corp. executive attending one of the world's top air shows in Farnborough, England, lambasted Sikorsky Aircraft Co. for what he called "jingoism" in a campaign to win orders for a new helicopter, according to news reports.
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F/A-22 RAPTOR PROGRAM OPERATIONS ACCELERATING TOWARD HIGH-RATE PRODUCTIONThe F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter program - led by Lockheed Martin - is producing aircraft at an ever increasing rate and is on track for 2004.
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Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Boeing Team Demonstrates Revolutionary UAV Control Capabilities and Integration with FightersBoeing, a leader in aerospace technology development, along with a team of leading industry and academic researchers, has demonstrated for the first time that manned fighter aircraft such as the F-15E can effectively utilize an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as a partner in coordinated combat operations.
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Boeing X-45C Full-Scale Model Makes Debut at FarnboroughBoeing's Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) X-45C full-scale model made its debut at the Farnborough International Air Show.
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Boeing Calls F-15 Talks With South Korea `Very Preliminary'Boeing Co., the second-biggest U.S. defense contractor, is holding ``very preliminary'' talks with the government of South Korea about selling 40 more F-15 fighter jets, said James Albaugh, president of Boeing's defense business.
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U.K. Aircraft Carrier Decision Put Off Until 2005, Hoon SaysThe U.K. is putting off a decision on building two aircraft carriers worth a total 2.8 billion pounds ($5.3 billion) until 2005, to allow more time for risk assessment, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said.
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B-2 bombers slip through Guam skiesSome of the U.S. Air Force's 21 B-2 stealth bombers, have been running training missions out of Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri to Guam.
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Boeing tanker deal gets funding help from House speakerCongress is poised to appropriate $100 million to keep one of the federal government's most scandal-ridden and contentious programs — the Air Force's plan to replace its aging aerial-refueling tankers with new Boeing 767s.
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Smiths Selected for T-50Smiths Aerospace has recently been awarded a number of contracts for systems on the T-50 Golden Eagle Advanced & Lead-in Fighter Trainer aircraft from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). Production deliveries from Smiths' facilities will begin in 2004. The ROKAF currently has a requirement for 94 platforms. Further sales are also expected in Korea and the export market.
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Lockheed brags about fighter jet programs (Registration Required)The fortunes of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.'s two major fighter jet programs are on the upswing, President Dain Hancock said Monday. Lockheed has made considerable progress on both the F/A-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in recent months, Hancock told reporters Monday at the Farnborough Air Show.
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UK serviceman dies in Iraq crashA member of the RAF has been killed after a military Puma helicopter crashed in southern Iraq. The Ministry of Defence said two other personnel were also injured and are being treated in hospital following the crash at Basra airport.
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Teal Group Predicts 8,979 Rotorcraft Worth $80.1 Billion Will Be Built Worldwide in the 2004-2013 PeriodSome 8,979 rotorcraft with a value of $80.1 billion are expected to be built throughout the world in the 2004-2013 period, predict Teal Group analysts in their latest world rotorcraft forecast released today at the Farnborough 2004 Air Show in Farnborough, England. This includes 4,396 machines for civil users, worth $12.2 billion, and 4,583 military machines worth $67.9 billion (all in 2004 US dollars).
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Kitty Hawk Underway in Support of Summer Pulse '04This summer, USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) will continue to make history as she participates in the Navy’s Summer Pulse ’04 Exercise.
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Boeing Selects Goodrich as Landing Gear Supplier for F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Follow-on RequirementsThe Boeing Company has selected Goodrich Corporation to supply the main landing gear for a follow-on order of F/A-18E/F "Super Hornet" aircraft. The contract is expected to generate in excess of $80 million in revenue for Goodrich from 2006 - 2011.
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EDO Unveils New Products at Farnborough Air ShowEDO Corporation has introduced four new aircraft-armament products at the Farnborough International Air Show, which is being held this week in the U.K.
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BAE SYSTEMS Signs International Agreements for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter BAE Systems North America recently signed Memorandums of Agreement (MOA) for work-share partnerships with Norway, The Netherlands, Italy, and Australia for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The agreements, which were signed in June, represent the first teaming agreements with international suppliers to support BAE Systems during the System Development and Design (SDD) and Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) phases of the JSF Electronic Warfare (EW) program. The MOA establishes a work-share partnership with one supplier for each country.
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BAE Systems Selects Goodrich Ice Detection for Joint Strike FighterGoodrich Corporation announced today that it has been selected by BAE SYSTEMS to provide the ice detection system for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft. The system advises pilots when icing conditions are present and will be used on the conventional, carrier and Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL) versions of the aircraft.
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Rolls-Royce Selects Goodrich Technology for Joint Strike Fighter LiftFan Clutch MaterialsRolls-Royce has selected a proprietary composite technology produced by Goodrich Corporation for use in the System Development and Demonstration phase of the F135 propulsion system's LiftFan for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Goodrich will provide LiftFan clutch friction material for the Short Take Off Vertical Landing (STOVL) version of the JSF aircraft. First production deliveries of LiftFan clutch packs for the Joint Strike Fighter are scheduled for 2009.
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Monday, July 19, 2004
Pitch Black 04Australia's Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Angus Houston AFC AO, yesterday officially launched Exercise Pitch Black 2004, Australia’s largest Air Force exercise at RAAF Base Darwin.
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City prepares to welcome carrier ReaganThe Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the Ronald Reagan, is coming home to San Diego – for the first time. The massive warship, the ninth Nimitz-class carrier, will make a jubilant arrival in the bay Friday, docking at 10 a.m. at a North Island Naval Air Station pier after a 57-day journey from Norfolk.
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Navy Plans To Buy 16 Sea Kings From WestlandThe Indian Navy is planning to buy 16 second hand Sea King class helicopters from British company Westland Helicopters towards expanding its fleet.
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EADS blames UK for Eurofighter delaySenior executives at EADS, the Franco-German aerospace group, have blamed the UK for holding up a contract for a batch of 236 Eurofighters, saying if no deal is signed before the end of month the delay could add up to €2bn to the already overbudgeted programme.
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Pakistan's Air Chief to visit Sweden for talks on SAAB AircraftPakistan's Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat will visit Sweden from the 29th of this month to hold advance negotiations with Swedish authorities for the procurement of SAAB-2000 AEWS aircraft.
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BAE hopes for Nato windfall to ease cutbacksDefence giant BAE Systems is anticipating a surge in orders from new Nato member states as it unveils its latest wares at this week’s Farnborough International Airshow.
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Eurofighter and Boeing on the attackEurofighter and Boeing are using the start of the Farnborough Air Show today to highlight bitter disputes with European governments.
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Eurofighter row could raise costsEuropean wrangling over a second batch of Eurofighter jets for Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain could cost taxpayers up to 2 billion euros (1.3 billion pounds) and push back air force hopes of receiving the jets in 2007, says major Eurofighter shareholder EADS.
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Sunday, July 18, 2004
F-16 test team conducts first guided launch of AIM-9XMaj. Bill Peris, a 416th Flight Test Squadron test pilot, fired the AIM-9X from an F-16 recently, successfully acquiring and scoring a kill against a Navy subscale drone. This was the third time the AIM-9X was fired from an F-16, marking the variant's first guided launch from the aircraft. Photo by Tom Reynolds.
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GW Transits Suez Canal, Enters U.S. 6th FleetUSS George Washington (CVN 73) (GW) transited the Suez Canal and entered the Mediterranean Sea and U.S. 6th Fleet's area of operation July 11. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Andrew Morrow
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Cope Thunder to help pilots hone war skillsOfficials plan to launch Cooperative Cope Thunder this week, the Air Force’s largest multilateral air-combat exercise in the Pacific. The annual drill, which was to begin Thursday and will run through July 30, is being staged at Eielson and Elmendorf Air Force bases in Alaska. Singapore, Germany, the United Kingdom, Mongolia, Canada, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Australia are among the nations signed up to take part this year.
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U.S. plans 2nd flattop in PacificWashington plans to deploy a second aircraft carrier to the Pacific region, a move that could increase U.S. personnel here while raising the importance of Japan in U.S. military strategy, Navy sources said Friday.
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V-22 Program Update regarding nacelle blowersAs a result of the componenet failure during hovering flight on June 28, all nacelle blowers on the V-22 will be changed once they reach 100 hours of use and every 100 flight hours thereafter until either additional investigation mitigates the periodicity or the blower design is changed.
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Boeing hopes the Hornet creates a buzzWhen Boeing Co. test pilot Ricardo Traven climbs into the cockpit of his F/A-18 Super Hornet at the Farnborough International Air Show this week in England, his job will be to nail his six-minute aerial routine and wow potential foreign-military customers.
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Event marked with ceremonies at New River Air StationThe evacuation of Saigon and dozens of other scenarios were remembered Friday when Marine aviators past and present gathered inside a hanger at New River Air Station to mark the CH-46's 40th anniversary.
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Turkish National Defense Minister Travels To U.K. On Sunday To Sign Fighter Engine Production DealThe Turkish National Defense Minister, Vecdi Gönül will travel to the United Kingdom (UK) on Sunday to sign an agreement for the production of Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft engines at the TUSAS Engine Industry Inc. engineering centre.
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Helicopter makes surprise landing at auto dealershipA Pennsylvania National Guard Apache helicopter made an emergency landing at Watkins Chevrolet, located along Route 30 near Route 219, in Boswell, Pittsburgh, after the pilot detected a problem with the aircraft.
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Aging C-5A Still Has Plenty Of Life, Air Force Panel SaysA U.S. Air Force panel has concluded that the aging C-5A Galaxy transport fleet can keep flying safely for another quarter century if adequate upgrades are made.
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