by Editorial Staff | Jun 15, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * A US Senate committee approved a bill funding dozens of new aircraft, including Super Hornets, Growlers, F-35s and Reaper UAVs, passing an appropriations spending bill last week. The Navy listed Super Hornets, Growler EW aircraft and F-35s in a list of...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 12, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Raytheon has been awarded a $152.9 million contract for 53 AN/APY-10 radar systems, which equip the P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, with this contract partially fulfilling a Foreign Military Sale to Australia. * Also announced on Thursday, McKesson...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 10, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Raytheon has completed lab testing of the Advanced, Medium Range Air to Air Missile – Extended Range (AMRAAM-ER), a ground-based air defense missile based on the AIM-120D and designed to be integrated with the Kongsberg NASAMS launcher. These latest...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 10, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * NAVAIR has been slamming missiles into the side of its KC-46 tankers as part of Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division survivability testing at the Weapons Survivability Laboratory. The tests used – among other sensors – ten high-speed...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 9, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The cost of the F-35A engine fire last June has been calculated as $50 million by the investigation board responsible for looking into the failure of the third-stage rotor of the engine fan module, with the fire resulting in significant damage to the...
