Przez ostatnie blisko trzy tygodnie 150 osobowy zespół zadaniowy pod dowództwem ppłk. pil. Bartłomieja Mejki brał udział w ćwiczeniu Spring Storm-16 w Estonii, gdzie głównym zadaniem było zapewnienie osłony przeciwlotniczej bazy lotniczej w ramach utworzonej Base Defense Zone (BDZ). W skład polskiego komponentu wchodziły zespoły zadaniowe z 8 Pułku Przeciwlotniczego, 21 Bazy Lotnictwa Taktycznego, 9 … Dowiedz się więcej
A New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion aircraft today logged its second successful search in five days when it found two Kiribati fishermen who were reported missing last week. Air Component Commander Air Commodore (AIRCDRE) Darryn Webb said the Orion, from the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s 5 Squadron, spotted the two men waving from … Dowiedz się więcej
Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ PW1500G engine received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on May 18. The PW1500G powers the Bombardier C Series aircraft family. The EASA certification covers the PW1519G, PW1520G, PW1524G and PW1525G engine thrust variants. The engines were certified by Transport Canada in February 2013 and are assembled … Dowiedz się więcej
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces plans to relocate several programs in order to optimize manufacturing capabilities across multiple Bell Helicopter facilities. Effective immediately, the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X final assembly in Lafayette, LA, will relocate to the company’s Mirabel Assembly and Delivery Center in Canada. In addition, the Lafayette facility … Dowiedz się więcej
Rockwell Collins today announced that its Pro Line Fusion® avionics upgrade for King Air 350s equipped with Pro Line II™ has been expanded to include Flight Management System (FMS) navigation database updates and coverage under its Corporate Aircraft Service Program (CASP℠) at no additional charge for three years. The new bundled Pro Line Fusion upgrade … Dowiedz się więcej
The USS JOHN PAUL JONES, supported by the U.S. Navy, Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), used Aegis Baseline 9 terminal engagement capability to detect and track a Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) target. This exercise marked the first demonstration of Aegis’s ability to conduct a complicated tracking exercise against a MRBM during … Dowiedz się więcej