Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE :ESLT) („Elbit Systems”) announced today that it was awarded a contract from DIEHL BGT Defence GmbH & Co. KG („DIEHL Defence”) to provide J-MUSIC™ Multi-Spectral Directed Infrared Counter Measure (DIRCM) systems for the first phase of the German Air Force’s Self-Protection program for its new Airbus A400 aircraft. The … Dowiedz się więcej
Honeywell Aerospace (NYSE: HON) has been selected as the production aircraft engine supplier for the Textron AirLand Scorpion aircraft. Honeywell’s proven TFE731-40AR-3S engine was previously selected for the development stage of the program and this agreement has been extended to the aircraft production phase. The Scorpion is designed to perform a wide range of diverse … Dowiedz się więcej
Elbit Systems of America company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., was awarded a five-year, firm-fixed price contract valued at approximately $29 million by the United States Air Force (USAF) for logistics support of USAF’s F-16 head-up display (HUD) electric module assemblies. The contract will be performed by Elbit Systems of America’s subsidiary … Dowiedz się więcej
Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has signed a teaming agreement with Airbus Group to provide advanced missile warning capabilities for U.S. and international F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. Capabilities include lightweight protection against short-range air defense missiles and man-portable air defense systems. Under the agreement, Exelis is the lead U.S. contractor for the AAR-60(V)2 Missile Launch Detection System … Dowiedz się więcej
A 40th Flight Test Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon sits in the anechoic chamber after completion of the initial round of testing simulations on the new M-7 software upgrade on 30 October 2014 at Eglin AFB, Florida. The M-7 software provides multiple advanced capabilities to the aircraft. The anechoic chamber, located in the Joint Preflight Integration … Dowiedz się więcej
On November 5th, Laurent Collet-Billon, head of the French defence procurement agency (DGA), and Bernard Gray, the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Chief of Defence Materiel, launched the feasibility phase of the FCAS (Future Combat Air System) programme to carry out the system definition of an Anglo-French remotely-piloted combat aircraft. The total value of the … Dowiedz się więcej