Boeing [NYSE: BA] and U.S. Air Force aircrews successfully completed the KC-46A tanker’s first refueling flight today in the skies above Washington state. Following takeoff from Boeing Field in Seattle, the KC-46A test team worked through a series of test points before smoothly offloading 1,600 pounds of fuel to an F-16 fighter aircraft flying at … Dowiedz się więcej
Six of the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 bombers can now take flight with a greater variety of weapons, thanks to enhanced internal weapons bay launchers delivered by Boeing [NYSE: BA]. The upgraded launchers allow the B-52 to carry GPS-guided or “smart” weapons in the weapons bay for the first time and are ready for use. … Dowiedz się więcej
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Israeli Ministry of Defense officials commemorated the beginning of the first F-35A „Adir” (meaning „mighty one” in Hebrew) manufactured for Israel here Jan. 7. Aharon Marmarosh, director, Israel Ministry of Defense Mission in New York, leaves a commemorative message on F-35A aircraft AS-1, Israel’s first F-35 „Adir” aircraft, at the … Dowiedz się więcej
On December 17, 2015, ANTONOV Company and «ТAQNIA AERONAUTICS», Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, signed the «Memorandum of Understanding». This document confirms the parties’ intension to deliver 30 multipurpose AN−178 aircraft to Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF). According to Retired Major General Ali Mohammed Al−Ghamdi, President of «ТAQNIA AERONAUTICS», «Signing of this Memorandum is the next … Dowiedz się więcej
Airbus Defence and Space has received a firm order from the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for a further eight A330 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft. The aircraft constitute the second tranche of the multi-year contract for 12 A330 MRTTs signed by the French Ministry of Defence in November 2014 and bring the total firm … Dowiedz się więcej
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the 32nd modernized C-5M Super Galaxy to the U. S. Air Force on Dec. 9. This aircraft was the ninth and final C-5M scheduled for delivery in 2015. The aircraft was delivered more than a week ahead of the contract commitment delivery date. An active duty U.S. Air Force aircrew … Dowiedz się więcej