Northrop Grumman Corporation recently demonstrated the ballistic missile detection, tracking and targeting capabilities of the company’s AN/AAQ-37 distributed aperture system (DAS) and AN/APG-81 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, both of which are featured on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft.
Military aviation
UK and Korea will tighten their cooperation
Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, Peter Luff, has visited the Republic of Korea to help develop the defence industrial relationship between the UK and the East Asian country.
Boeing and Embraer will collaborate on KC-390 Program
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Embraer [NYSE: ERJ; BOVESPA: EMBR3] today announced an agreement to collaborate on the KC-390 aircraft program.
Tiger ARH fleet suspended in Australia
The Army fleet of Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters (ARH) has been suspended from flying operations as a safety precaution.
New contract from Air Force’s Network Centric Solutions-2
The U.S. Air Force is announcing the award of 12 contracts worth up to $960 million that will make it quicker and easier for the warfighter to obtain innovative information technology services and capabilities covering the full spectrum of operations and missions.
AML aircraft from Lockheed Martin used by Italian Air Force
An innovative Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) developed by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) is now being used by the Italian Air Force in a live operational environment. Lockheed Martin signed a use agreement with the Italian Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide the AML aircraft, three ground intelligence processing systems as well as flight crew and maintenance personnel for the plane. This agreement is for one year, with an option to extend to two years.