Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully completed a major U.S. Air Force review of a new software upgrade for the B-2 stealth bomber. The upgrade is part of the Air Force’s Flexible Strike Phase 1 program. It is the first step in a process that will help increase the jet’s mission capabilities and reduce its … Dowiedz się więcej
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II fleet recently surpassed 15,000 flight hours, marking a major milestone for the program. „Flying 15,000 hours itself demonstrates that the program is maturing, but what I think is even more impressive is the fact that operational F-35s accounted for more than half of those flight hours,” said … Dowiedz się więcej
ANTONOV Company has completed state joint tests of the AN−70 STOL widebody military transport. In the process of ground and flight tests on the modernized aircraft correspondence of the checked parameters and modes to the requirements of the Customer was achieved in: − functioning of modernized systems and equipment; − parameters of the STOL; − … Dowiedz się więcej
At take-off, an aircraft uses the head wind to minimize the length of the runway it uses. However both the wind direction and speed can change a lot during a day. The powerful engine and the precise flight control system of Gripen allows the aircraft to handle this. This means that effective flight operations can … Dowiedz się więcej
The Sultanate of Oman accepted the first of its second order of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-16 Fighting Falcons in a ceremony April 3 at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility. The fighter aircraft will ferry to Oman later this year. In 2002, the Sultanate of Oman became the 23rd member of the F-16 family and … Dowiedz się więcej
Airbus Defense and Space, Inc. has delivered the 17th HC-144A Ocean Sentry maritime patrol aircraft to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Ocean Sentry is based on the Airbus CN235 tactical airlifter with more than 235 currently in operation by 29 countries. This is the second of three HC-144A’s planned for delivery this year. The latest … Dowiedz się więcej