by Emily Erhold | Jan 31, 2020 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas The Pentagon is considering leasing aerial refueling tankers to mitigate Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker delivery delays to the US Air Force. General Stephen Lyons said hat the aerial refueling force element across the command is the most stressed. USTRANSCOM is...
by Emily Erhold | Jan 30, 2020 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Lockheed Martin won a $185 million deal for follow-on full rate production of Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program AN/SLQ-32(V)6, AN/SLQ-32A(V)6 and AN/SLQ-32C(V)6 systems. The Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program or SEWIP is an...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 30, 2020 | Asia - Central, Avionics, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Fighters & Attack, FOCUS Articles, India, Indonesia, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, R&D - Private, RFPs, Rosoboronexport, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Testing & Evaluation
Yak-130 (click to view full) Russia’s air force (VVS) aged badly in the wake of the Cold War, and the recapitalization drought soon made itself felt in all areas. One of those areas involved advanced jet trainers, which form the last rung on the ladder before...
by Emily Erhold | Jan 29, 2020 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas National Technologies Associates won a $104.9 million deal in support of the Presidential Helicopters Program Office, Helicopter Marine Squadron One (HMX-1), and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Twenty-One (HX-21). The contract is specifically for contractor...
by Emily Erhold | Jan 28, 2020 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas The MQ-4C Triton has arrived in Guam, the US Pacific Fleet announced. Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19, the first Triton UAS squadron, will operate and maintain two aircraft as part of an early operational capability to further develop the concept of...
