Rockwell Collins to provide avionics for U.S. Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopters

Rockwell Collins has been selected by Sikorsky for the U.S. Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program. Rockwell Collins will provide state-of-the art avionics and mission equipment to the next generation of combat rescue helicopters, including the cockpit flight and mission display system, navigation radios and the advanced ARC-210 V/UHF communication system. “In the midst … Dowiedz się więcej

Boeing Delivers Seven Australian Chinooks on Budget, Ahead of Schedule

Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered the seventh CH-47F Chinook to the Australian Army on budget August 10th, three weeks ahead of schedule, supporting modernization of Australia’s cargo helicopter fleet and eventually replacing the Commonwealth’s six older CH-47D Chinooks. The seven advanced Chinooks were ordered as part of a U.S. Government Foreign Military Sales agreement with Australia … Dowiedz się więcej

IBC Awarded Hard Tooling Contract for Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod Components

IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. (OTCQX:IAALF)(TSX VENTURE:IB) („IBC” or the „Company”) has been awarded an investment casting hard tooling contract from Lockheed Martin for its Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) components. Under the terms of the contract, IBC, through its Engineered Materials division, will be responsible for the design, manufacture and implementation of the hard tooling … Dowiedz się więcej

Italy’s F-35A Lightning II Flies Inaugural European Flight

Italy’s first F-35A Lightning II, known as AL-1 and assembled at the Cameri Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility, flew for the first time today marking the program’s first-ever F-35 flight outside the United States. Lockheed Martin F-35 test pilot Bill „Gigs” Gigliotti, lifted off the runway at 1:05 p.m. European Standard Time for … Dowiedz się więcej

Polish War Memorial Commemoration

RAF Northolt on parade at the Polish War Memorial Commemoration for the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Sir Stephen Dalton laying a wreath.Representatives from Hillingdon Council, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London, the Polish Air Force Memorial Committee and RAF Northolt stood together at the official opening of the new … Dowiedz się więcej