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U.S. Air Force Awards Boeing 4th KC-46A Tanker Production Lot
2018-09-12 Read More...The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.9 billion contract for 18 KC-46A tanker aircraft, spares, support equipment, spare engines and wing air refueling pod kits. With this fourth production lot, Boeing now is on contract for 52 KC-46
Safran, CNRS, University of Poitiers Launch Joint Research Lab
Safran Electronics & Defense Chief Executive Officer Martin Sion, CNRS Executive Officer for the development and University of Poitiers President Yves Jean inaugurated their joint lab, PRIMEO (for “Partnership for Research and Innovation in
Rostec Presents T-500A Aircraft with Flotation Landing Gear
Russian State Corporation Rostec has presented T-500A aircraft with flotation landing gear for water deployment at the Hydroaviasalon-2018 exhibition. This modification can be used to carry out patrol and search and rescue operations in coastal
Safran to Provide Electro Optic Sensor for 12 Australian OPVs
Saab Australia has selected Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia to provide the electro optic sensor as part of the situational awareness system for the 12 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) SEA1180 Project. This Electro Optic Sensor is the Vigy
China’s First Home-Made Aircraft Carrier Begins High-Speed Testing
China’s first domestically produced aircraft carrier has begun its second stage of testing, closing down large parts of the Yellow Sea to naval traffic while it practices high speed maneuvers and tests the endurance of its propulsion system, experts
Boeing KC-46 Tanker Program Completes FAA Certification
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Boeing’s KC-46 tanker program a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), verifying that its refueling and mission avionics systems meet FAA requirements. The milestone marks completion of KC-46
Bell, U.S. Army to Advance Micro Unmanned Aerial System Technologies
Researchers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc., company, met in June to further advance the development of a micro Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The UAS is a miniature, lightweight reconnaissance vehicle that
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