Sen. Joni Ernst, Lockheed Martin and Rockwell Collins executives commemorated the delivery of the first Gen III F-35 Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS) today. In addition to the HMDS, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II demonstrator was on site at the Cedar Rapids headquarters of Rockwell Collins for Sen. Ernst to get a first-hand experience … Dowiedz się więcej
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd is delighted to announce that the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) has signed a contract for the purchase of nine Pilatus PC-9 M training aircraft. The order also includes a simulator, training equipment and a comprehensive logistics support package. Keen to modernise its pilot training facilities, the RJAF has opted for the … Dowiedz się więcej
Gary Ransom, customer support engineer, Military Engines, recently looked over drawings of a compressor blade for the TF33 engine. The date of one drawing was April 6, 1959. „I suddenly realized I was exactly one month old when the drawing was produced,” Ransom said. „It certainly points to the fact that this engine has been … Dowiedz się więcej
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered another C-5M Super Galaxy to the U. S. Air Force on Aug. 5. A Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) aircrew ferried the aircraft from the Lockheed Martin facility here to Travis Air Force Base, in Fairfield, California, where it will be permanently based. It will be the 12th Super Galaxy … Dowiedz się więcej
An Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) KC-767A aerial refueling tanker successfully completed its first U.S. Air Force F-35A boom receiver certification refueling flight, July 29 over California’s High Desert region. Italy’s KC-767A is the first international tanker not operated by the USAF to undergo refueling certification trials with a U.S. aircraft. During the flight, the … Dowiedz się więcej
The aft fuselage, designed for a Conventional Take-Off and Landing variant aircraft, will now be transported to Lockheed Martin’s final assembly facility in Fort Worth, Texas to be fitted to the rest of the aircraft. Speaking at BAE Systems’ F-35 Lightning II facility in Samlesbury, Mr Fallon said: „The F-35 is the world’s largest single … Dowiedz się więcej