Right on schedule, Turbomeca delivered its first production model Arrius 2R engine to Bell Helicopters this week. The Arrius 2R is a highly innovative helicopter engine in that it is the only turbine within the 500 shp range to feature a dual channel Full Authority Engine Control (FADEC). With more than 7 million flight hours logged for other Arrius engine variants, the 2R will come equipped with an unparalleled level of maturity at entry-into-service. Also, the FADEC system aboard the Arrius 2R will deliver power and performance while at the same time improving safety and lowering pilot workload.
Learn MoreThe European Space Agency’s gravitational-wave detection technology demonstrator, known as the LISA Pathfinder, has recently completed a series of tests in Germany. Now, it is preparing to leave Germany for Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. In November, the Lisa Pathfinder is scheduled for lift-off aboard a European Vega rocket, where it will travel 1.5 million kilometers away from the earth and towards the sun. The spacecraft will be used to test instrumentation and technologies that will help to observe and accurately measure gravitational waves.
Learn MoreAerojet Rocketdyne has delivered their 100th throttling divert and attitude control system (TDACS) to Raytheon.
Learn MoreAirbus has begun production of the first wing for their wide-body A350-1000 aircraft at their North Wales, UK facility.
Learn MoreThe United States Army has recently awarded a Lot 4 follow-on contract to Lockheed Martin in order to continue the production of the Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) kits for the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter. The contract awarded by the United States Army is valued at $21.6 million. Under this contract, Lockheed Martin will be expected to produce and deliver 786 Modernized Laser Rangefinder Designator (M-LRFD) kits. To date, Lockheed Martin has already delivered more than 200 kits to the United States Army. The total value of this contract is not to exceed $50.9 million.
Learn MoreTextron-owned Beechcraft Defense announced that they have delivered their 900th T-6 military training aircraft to the United States Navy's Training Air Wing 5 based at Whiting Field in Milton, Florida. This most recent delivery marks the 224th T-6B military trainer delivered to the Navy as part of the joint primary aircraft training system (JPATS) program.
Learn MoreInternational engineering group Meggitt signed a deal to acquire Cobham’s advanced composites unit for $200 million in cash.
Learn MoreThe German Navy fleet of P-3C Orion anti-submarine warfare and maritime patrol aircraft will be rewinged with a Mid-Life Upgrade under an eight-year contract. This contract, which was awarded by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), was won by Airbus Defense and Space and Lockheed Martin Overseas Services.
Learn MoreThe United States Navy and Marine Corps have ordered six RQ-21A Blackjack small tactical unmanned aircraft systems (STUAS) from Insitu Inc.
Learn MoreAt the end of last month, CIT Aerospace awarded GE Aviation a USD$200 million contract to provide GEnx-1B engines for its four Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. CIT Aerospace is one of the major aircraft leasing businesses with a fleet of more than 350 commercial aircraft, which serves approximately 100 customers across 50 countries. These new engines will put CIT's GEnx-1B-powered Boeing 787 fleet at a total of seven aircraft.
Learn MoreWord broke that the United States Department of Justice is supposedly launching a criminal investigation against United Technologies Corp’s (UTC) Sikorsky division for allegedly overbilling the Navy for a contract almost a decade ago. Back in 2006, Sikorsky Support Services (SSSI) won a navy contract in which they were to support T-34 and T-44 fixed wing turboprop training aircraft and as a part of this contract, SSSI subcontracted another Sikorsky unit Derco Aerospace to procure spare parts.
Learn MoreJapan’s Ministry of Defense has selected Fuji Heavy Industries, a Japanese multinational conglomerate and corporation primarily involved in ground and aerospace transportation manufacturing, as the primary developer of the UH-X, a next-generation multipurpose military helicopter. Fuji Heavy Industries, alongside the collaboration of Bell Helicopter of the United States, will be developing a commercial helicopter with the Japanese ministry. This commercial helicopter will then be customized in order to meet the requirements of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force. This “commercial-to-military” approach is believed to help cut development costs.
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