A C-5M Super Galaxy “looks on” as Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] delivered its seventh MC-130J Commando II to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., yesterday.
Military aircraft
Ecuador Cheetah completed their test flights
All 12 of the South African Cheetah supersonic fighters sold to Ecuador have successfully completed their test flights and are now ready for deployment by the Ecuadorian air force.
Sixth United Arab Emirates (UAE) C-17 Globemaster III
Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered the sixth United Arab Emirates (UAE) C-17 Globemaster III to the UAE Air Force and Air Defence earlier this month at the company’s final assembly facility in Long Beach.
BAE Systems tests ‘The Flying Test Bed’
A Jetstream aircraft known as ‘The Flying Test Bed’, which can fly as if it were a UAV (Uninhabited Air Vehicle), is undergoing a series of flight trials in preparation for the first maiden flight of a surrogate UAV in UK shared airspace later this year.
Norway will buy F-35A
Norway today commenced the largest public procurement project in its history. The event was marked by Minister of Defence Espen Barth Eide authorizing the order for the first F-35A Lightning II for the Norwegian Armed Forces. The decision to move forward was reached following an extended dialogue with the US Department of Defence aimed at securing opportunities for Norwegian industry.
First F-35C night flight
Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Matt Taylor ascends in F-35C test aircraft CF-2 June 13. The flight was the first night take-off for the carrier variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and evaluated the aircraft’s night lighting system.