Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently completed wind tunnel tests on the Silent Eagle Conformal Weapons Bay (CWB). The tests, conducted at the company’s St. Louis facility, validated the aerodynamics of the CWB design. CWBs are integral to the adaptable configuration and balanced survivability of the Silent Eagle.
Military aircraft
German Eurofighter aircraft visit USA
After a nearly 5,000-mile trip across the world, 150 members of the German air force recently arrived here with eight German Eurofighter Typhoons.
Voyager aircraft will be converted in Spain
AirTanker Limited, in which Cobham plc (’Cobham’) is a shareholder, has today announced that Airbus Military and Cobham Aviation Services have agreed that the remaining UK Voyager aircraft will now be converted in Spain, rather than by Cobham Aviation Services.
Elbit will upgrade Korean Air Force C-130 transport aircraft
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at $62 million to upgrade the Korean Air Force C-130 transport aircraft.
Royal Air Force Tranche 1 Typhoon upgrade
The Royal Air Force Tranche 1 fleet are to be upgraded following the recent delivery of the Drop 2 upgrade package.
Seventh MC-130J delivered
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] delivered its seventh MC-130J Commando II to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., yesterday.