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Archives by date > 2009 > March > 9th

GEAE Receives $214.9M for Engine Spares Through 2017

Mar 09, 2009 17:21 UTC

F101 test

F101 testing, AEDC

General Electric Aircraft Engines of Cincinnati, OH recently received an estimated $214.9 million modification to a firm-fixed price contract. The contract will take care of GE sole source spares for its F101, F110, and F118 engines from FY 2009 through FY 2017. At this time, no money has been committed; orders will be placed as needs arise. The 448 SCMG/PKBC at Tinker Air Force Base, OK manages this contract (FA8122-09-D-0001).

GE’s F101 engines are installed in the B-1B Lancer bomber. These 30,000 pound thrust turbofans are mounted 4 to a plane, and they were the firm’s first turbofan with an augmentor. The F118 and F110 engine derivatives were created by adding new low pressure systems that tailor engine performance to the desired aircraft application. Its F118 derivative dials back into the 17,000 – 19,000 pound thrust range, and equips both the B-2A Spirit stealth bomber, and the U-2S Dragon Lady high-altitude reconnaissance plane. Both engines are participating in US DoD R-TOC (Reduction of total Ownership Costs) programs.

The number of those engines in service pales in comparison to the F110 engine, however, an F101 derivative that generates 28,000 – 29,000 pounds of thrust on afterburner, and flies in 86% of the USA’s F-16C/D fighter fleet. A number of Service Life Extension Program components have been developed for this engine, with the goal of extending the engine’s usable lifetime once they’re inserted.

RAAF Kills ‘Over the Shoulder’ with ASRAAM

Mar 09, 2009 09:49 UTC

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ASRAAM on F-18

ASRAAM on RAAF F/A-18A

Key advances have been made in short-range air-to-air missiles and work well in combination with helmet-mounted sights. The combination of new wide-angle ‘staring’ seekers, exponential growth in onboard computer processing, 2-way data links, and the ability to lock onto a target anywhere within the pilot’s field of view, makes modern missiles like the Vympel R73/AA-11 Archer, Python 4/5, AIM-9X Sidewinder, and AIM-132 ASRAAM qualitatively different from their predecessors.

Australia has just demonstrated how different, with an AIM-132 ASRAAM launch from an F/A-18 Hornet fighter…

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