by [email protected] | Oct 12, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The USAF has tasked Boeing with selecting a supplier for a $198 million upgrade of the F-15C/D which will allow the fighter to detect at long range the heat generated by an aircraft engine. After selecting the infrared search and track (IRST) sensor...
by [email protected] | Oct 11, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Honeywell is working on improving the T55 turboshaft engine found on the CH-47 Chinook helicopter. Aimed at increasing its power efficiency by 25%, work has begun on developing a new improved compressor that would increase the T55’s engine power –...
by [email protected] | Oct 10, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The Pentagon has released information on a recent USAF mission which involved two B-2 stealth bombers dropping inert B61-7 and B61-11 nuclear bombs at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada recently. A statement from the National Nuclear Security Administration...
by [email protected] | Oct 7, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Canada’s Air Force will request $379 million from the government in order to fund the upgrade of avionics on its CF-18 fighters. Once installed, the modernization will keep the fighters flying until 2025, giving leaders in Ottawa some much needed...
by [email protected] | Oct 6, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * AM General has been awarded a $151 million contract to provide High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees) to Afghanistan, Ukraine, and the US National Guard and Reserves. The deals cover new vehicles, automotive kits, spare parts, and training....
