Four-Hour Flight Focused On Operational Checks, Flight Controls, Environmental Systems
The first Boeing 767 configured as a KC-46A tanker flew for the first time late last week, taking off from Boeing's Paine Field at 1:24 p.m. (PST) Friday and landing four hours later at Boeing Field in Seattle.
Ceremony Held At Lockheed Martin's JSF Production Facility
Ceremonies were held Tuesday at the Lockheed Martin F-35 production facility in Fort Worth, TX celebrating the rollout of the first F-35A Lightning II for the Norwegian Armed Forces. The event marked an important production milestone for the future of Norway's national defense.
Block-II All-Environment Unmanned System Offers Greater Maneuverability
The guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) conducted testing of an unmanned aircraft system during a Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX).
General Atomics Will Establish The School In Grand Forks
A Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) training academy will be established in Grand Forks, ND. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has signed a 10 year lease on the site for the academy, and said in a news release that it plans to break ground "soon".
Awards Contract Valued At $6.2 Million To CPU Aero For Modification Kits
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract valued at $6.2 million to CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (CPI Aero) for the delivery of structural modification kits for the T-38C aircraft. This is the second purchase order received against a $49 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract which CPI Aero won in February 2015 from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
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