Will Be Integrated With Unmanned BAMS Platform For Maritime Patrol
More than 1,200 distinguished visitors filled the Patrol Squadron 30 hangar at Naval Air Station Jacksonville March 28 to celebrate the first fleet delivery of the P-8A Poseidon multi-mission aircraft. "In the same year that our maritime patrol and reconnaissance force (MPRF) is celebrating 50 years of service for the P-3 Orion, we're also celebrating the fleet introduction of P-8 Poseidon," said Capt. Mark Stevens, VP-30 commanding officer and master of ceremonies.
IAL Will Increase Affordability For The Joint Strike Fighter
The first F-35 center fuselage produced by Northrop Grumman's Integrated Assembly Line (IAL) was delivered to Lockheed Martin on March 16, 2012. While the company has delivered 69 center fuselages since 2005, this is the first produced using the IAL.
Founded In 1937 To Develop Indigenous Fighter Aircraft
April 2nd was a doubly historic day for the defence and security company Saab. While the company celebrated its its 75th birthday, Gripen fighters from four countries participated in the exercise Lion Effort currently underway in Sweden.
Air Force leaders provided an update on the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board study into the F-22 Raptor life support systems and flight operations during a briefing in the Pentagon March 29. Retired Gen. Gregory Martin, an aviator and a former commander of two major commands, chaired the nine member SAB team which studied the aircrafts' on-board oxygen generation systems and briefed its findings and recommendations in trying to determine a root cause for pilots experiencing unexplained physiological events with the F-22 Raptor.
AAS 72X+ Delivers Even Greater Capability Over Company’s Previously Developed Armed Scout Technical Demonstrator Aircraft
EADS North America unveiled its Armed Aerial Scout 72X+ (AAS-72X+) Monday at the annual Army Aviation Association of America convention in Nashville during a press conference at the company’s exhibit. The AAS-72X+, an armed derivative of the Army’s UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter will be manufactured by the company’s American Eurocopter business unit in Columbus, MS.
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