CHINA LAKE, Calif. — NATO recently approved a change to the tactical data exchange specifications that will give warfighters more control of weapons on the battlefield by expanding communication between multiple controllers and various weapons after launch.
Military aviation
Boeing delivers P-8A Poseidon training devices
ST. LOUIS — The Boeing Company delivered a second set of P-8A Poseidon training devices to the U.S. Navy on March 29 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla. The devices consist of an Operational Flight Trainer (OFT), a Weapons Tactics Trainer (WTT) and four Electronic Classrooms.
F-35A is refueling with external weapons
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 24, 2012 – On Saturday, Apr. 21, a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35A Lightning II conventional takeoff and landing aircraft completed the program’s first in-flight refueling mission while configured with external weapons at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. George Schwartz piloted the test aircraft, known as AF-4, with two external inert AIM-9X weapons and four external stores.
TAI delivers first T-38 Talon after avionics upgrade
Ankara, April 24, 2012 – The first prototype of TAI-modernized T38 jet trainer aircraft was delivered to Turkish Air Force (TurAF) with a ceremony held on April 20, 2012 at TAI’s facilities.
Afghan pilot gain new skills with Mi-17 simulator
4/23/2012 – KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan pilots now have a state-of-the-art MI-17 simulator here to hone their aviation skills in a safe environment.
Northrop Grumman will cooperate with Indonesia
BALTIMORE, Md. — April 23, 2012 — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) executed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Sixth National Radar Seminar in Bali, Indonesia with PT Industri Telekomunikasi Indonesia and the Research Centre For Electronics And Telecommunications of The Indonesian Institute Of Sciences to facilitate collaboration on pending ground-based radar opportunities in Indonesia.