Spirit AeroSystems Shows Off Bell Heli Fuselage | Gen Atomics to Open Training Facility for UAVs | Egyptians Broker Deal to Buy French Mistrals

by [email protected] | Sep 24, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * The fuselage of the Bell Helicopters V-280 tiltrotor demonstrator aircraft was unveiled by manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems on Tuesday. Assembled by the company’s rapid prototyping facility, the fuselage will be combined with the V-280 wing, engines...

Venezuela Spending $$ with Russia and China | Russia’s Escalation Niggles Norway to Acquire More F-35s | Russia Establishing FOBs in Syria

by [email protected] | Sep 23, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Lockheed Martin unveiled its bid for the Marines’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 program on Tuesday. The USMC released an engineering & manufacturing development (EMD) Request for Proposals in April, with the program intended to supply the next...

Stratofortresses to Lose Nuke Capability under New START | Challenger 2 or Aramata; UK’s MoD Looks for Improved MBT | Rep Calls for Sale of UAVs to Jordan for Fighting ISIS

by [email protected] | Sep 22, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * The US Air Force has begun removing nuclear weapons capability from 42 B-52H Stratofortresses, in line with regulations set out under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), signed in April 2010. Thirty operational and a dozen mothballed...

AF Releases RFI for Re-Winging A-10s | MDBA Delivering Sea Ceptor Hardware in Prep for CAMM | Call for RN to Open Competition on $3.1B Maritime Patrol Contract

by [email protected] | Sep 21, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * The Air Force released a Request for Information on Friday to identify potential industry sources for the re-winging of an unspecified number of A/OA-10A close air support aircraft. Over half of the A-10 Warthog fleet is already undergoing a re-winging...

Exchange Rate Causes Sharp Rise in Dutch F-35 Program | UK to Launch Competition for Infantry Vehicle | UK MoD Signs $39.5M Contract for ISR UAVs

by [email protected] | Sep 18, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Air Force Special Operations Command is reported to be looking to acquire an expendable unmanned system capable of acting as remote sensors deployable from C-130 gunships. A Coyote UAV is currently being used as a concept-demonstrator, with a longer-term...