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EADS and BAE Seek Aerospace Super Merger
The British arms manufacturer BAE Systems and European aircraft maker EADS have said they are in “advanced talks” to merge the two companies. The combo would be the biggest in the aerospace sector in more than a decade. In a joint statement issued late Wednesday, Britain’s BAE systems and Airbus owner EADS confirmed market speculation [...]
Northrop to Supply Navigation System for Embraer’s New KC-390 Military Aircraft
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract to supply the hybrid global positioning system (GPS) and inertial reference system for the Embraer Defense and Security KC-390 medium-lift military transport aircraft. Under the contract, the company’s German navigation systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman LITEF, will provide the fibre-optic, gyro-compass LCR-100 Attitude and Heading Reference System. The system [...]
Boeing Flies X-48C Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft
A modified Boeing Blended Wing Body research aircraft – designated the X-48C – flew for the first time early this week at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The remotely piloted X-48C aircraft took off at 7:56 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time and climbed to an altitude of 5,500 feet [...]
Over 2,500 Sukhoi Fighters Exported World-wide
Su-family combat aircraft have been exported since 1964. More than 2,500 Su-7, Su-17, Su-20, Su-22, Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, Su-30 aircraft and their modifications were delivered to the Air Force of more than 30 countries for all these years. The aircraft were delivered to different countries of Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. They are still [...]
KC-135 Upgrades to Keep Aircraft Flying for Decades
The 1950s-era KC-135 Stratotankers are slated starting next year to be souped-up with upgraded engines that will extend the nation’s global reach for another two decades. At the same time, experts say the improved engines will also burn less fuel and spend less time in maintenance. “With these improvements, we expect the engine to stay [...]
Saudi Airforce Plans $850M Aircraft Support Deal
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for follow-on support and services for the Royal Saudi Air Force at an estimated cost of $850 million The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has requested a possible sale of follow-on support and [...]
Army Developing New Aircraft Maintenance Technologies
Researchers at the Army’s corporate laboratory are testing new technologies it created for the Federal Aviation Administration that could give commercial and military maintenance programs earlier warning of problems. Condition-based maintenance, known as CBM, Army Research Laboratory, or ARL, officials say, will get safer aircraft back in the air faster because it relies on repairing [...]
Protests as US Osprey aircraft arrive in Japan
The US military’s Osprey aircraft arrived in Japan early Monday as residents rallied against their deployment after recent crashes raised safety concerns. Live television footage showed MV-22s being unloaded from a cargo ship at the US Marines’ base in Iwakuni, western Japan. Local protesters in a dozen small boats demonstrated against the controversial aircraft’s arrival, [...]
UK PM Opens Farnborough International Air Show 2012
The Prime Minister has hailed the phenomenal success of the UK aerospace industry and its critical importance to growth and jobs, as the next steps towards exploiting the growth potential of Typhoon were announced, and a £50 million pound contract to build a new simulator for the A400M defence aircraft is to be signed – [...]
