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Military Aviation News, Space News March 18, 2013

U.S. Air Force Poised to Launch Nation’s Next Infrared Surveillance Satellite

The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin are ready to launch the second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft on Tuesday,…

Military Aviation News March 16, 2013

Fly-By-Wire F-15SA makes first flight

The U.S. Air Force and its prime contractor Boeing have completed a successful first flight of the new F-15SA advanced fighter aircraft for the Royal…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News March 13, 2013

Pratt & Whitney, U.S. Air Force Complete First Depot Overhaul of an F119 Engine

Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), together with its U.S. Air Force partner at the F119 Heavy Maintenance Center (HMC)…

Military Aviation News March 13, 2013

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems Awarded $19 Million for U.S. Navy F/A-18 Mission Computers

The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a $19.3 million contract to produce Type-3 advanced mission computers (AMC) for the F/A-18E/F and E/A-18G…

Military Aviation News March 12, 2013

Northrop Grumman to Produce More Fire Scouts for U.S. Navy

Northrop Grumman Next-Generation Unmanned Helicopter System Provides GreateThe U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract valued at more than $71 million to produce six additional…

Military Aviation News March 12, 2013

Military plane crashes in Washington state, three crew dead

Reuters An U.S. military plane assigned to a Washington state Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island crashed on Monday morning during a routine training flight,…

Military Aviation News March 11, 2013

E-2/C-2 ESOH team receives CNO Environmental Award

NAVAIR Sustainability efforts put forth by one of the Navy’s E-2/C-2 aircraft program teams were recently recognized with the 2012 Chief of Naval Operations Environmental…

Military Aviation News March 7, 2013

Sale Gives New Life to Excess C-130s

NAVAIR Retired Marine Corps KC-130R aircraft will live to fly another day as part of a foreign military sales (FMS) case between the U.S. Navy…

Civilian aviation news March 5, 2013

U.S. to allow small knives to be carried onto airplanes

Reuters The Transportation Security Administration said on Tuesday that travelers can soon bring small pocket knives on board airplanes for the first time since the…

Military Aviation News February 28, 2013

U.S. Air Force selects the A-29 Super Tucano for its Light Air Support program

Embraer The U.S. Air Force (USAF) announced today that it has selected the Embraer Defense and Security´s A-29 Super Tucano for its Light Air Support…

Military Aviation News February 28, 2013

Sikorsky, Boeing Propose X2™ Technology Helicopter Design for US Army’s Joint Multi-Role Future Vertical Lift Requirements

Boeing/Sikorsky Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., and Boeing will submit a joint proposal to build a demonstrator aircraft — based on Sikorsky’s…

Military Aviation News February 27, 2013

Fleet launches aircraft energy-saving initiatives

NAVAIR Naval aviators are evaluating energy-saving refueling practices as part of a program aimed at standardizing fleet-driven energy best practices that do not adversely impact…

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