by Joe Katzman | Jun 9, 2023 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Fighters & Attack, General Atomics, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Small Business, Specialty Aircraft, Surface Ships - Combat, Transport & Utility, University-related, USA
EMALS Components (click to view full) As the US Navy continues to build its new CVN-21 Gerald R. Ford Class carriers, few technologies are as important to their success as the next-generation EMALS (Electro-MAgnetic Launch System) catapult. The question is whether...
by Emily Erhold | Jun 8, 2023 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Lockheed Martin and Airbus have partnered with GE Aerospace to supply engines for a strategic tanker proposal supporting the US Air Force’s KC-135 recapitalization plan. Under the collaboration, GE will provide the team with its CF6-80E1 propulsion system for...
by Emily Erhold | Jun 7, 2023 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Pratt and Whitney Military Engines a $2 million deal, which exercises options to procure materials, parts, and components for Lot 17 of the F135 Propulsion system for F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft as well as global spares requirements to...
by Emily Erhold | Jun 6, 2023 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Timken Gears & Services won a $119.2 million modification to exercise the options for three Main Reduction Gear shipsets to support DDG-51 class. Work is scheduled to be completed by November 2027. The DDG-51 class is a class of guided missile destroyers...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 6, 2023 | Contracts - Awards, Northrop-Grumman, Policy - Procurement, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
DDG-110 Construction (click to view full) In April 2009 Bath and Ingalls agreed to the Navy’s surface combatant plans, thus heralding a significant restructuring within the American naval shipbuilding community. Under the agreements, the USA would end production...
