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JUNE 2020 news
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US Air Force Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing conducts nighttime training mission with F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF).
The British Government has announced on June 12, 2020, that the Royal Air Force (RAF) deployment in Mali has been extended. The ongoing mission is to support the French counter-terrorism operation in the Sahel region of West Africa. Currently, the RAF has three Chinook CH-47 Helicopters and 100 personnel based in Gao, Mali and they will be continuing to work with the French Armed Forces.
GE Aviation was selected by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, to provide the Aircraft Health Awareness System as part of Team Invictus for the Bell 360 Invictus competitive prototype, a part of the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program. The health awareness system integrates decades of GE’s proven health management technologies on rotorcraft with their vehicle management system on fixed wing to drive increased operational safety and availability of the fleet.
The Electroautomatics Experimental Design Bureau plans to start the deliveries of domestically-produced helmet-mounted target acquisition and display systems for MiG planes in 2021, Electroautomatics First Deputy CEO Anatoly Shukalov said.
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security leader, has been awarded an $8-million contract under the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). This contract sets in motion SNC’s Phase I development of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Intent-Defined Adaptive Software (IDAS) program.
India’s defense authorities have certified the newest BRAHMOS-A (‘A’ for Air-launched) air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) for the country’s Sukhoi Su-30MKI (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) multirole combat aircraft, according to the news agency OnManorama.
According to information released by the South Korean newspaper website "The Korea Herald", Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has announced on June 10, 2020, that it will finalize the assembly of its next-generation KF-X fighter jet in the second half of this year.
According to information released by the newspaper website "The Jerusalem Post" on June 17, 2020, Israeli Air Force will receive four F-35I Adir stealth fighter aircraft at the beginning of August 2020 as well as an experimental version of the F-35I Adir.
Two Mil Mi-8MTV-5-1 (NATO reporting name: Hip) military transport helicopters will be delivered to Russia’s base in Kyrgyzstan, the Defense Ministry’s press office said.
On June 10, Taiwan’s new combat-capable advanced jet trainer T-5 Brave Eagle flew for the first time today, as part of a series of preliminary flight tests ahead of the official first flight, June 22.
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Canada of fifty (50) Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II Tactical missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $862.3 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on June 15, 2020.
The SB-1 Defiant from Sikorsky-Boeing, a next-generation helicopter being developed under the US Army’s joint multi-role technology demonstrator program — has achieved a key milestone by reaching speeds greater than 200 knots, industry executives announced June 16.
Raytheon Intelligence and Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, was awarded a multiple award IDIQ to participate in the US Air Force's development of the Advanced Battle Management System, a future command and control network that will connect military platforms across the globe, giving military commanders the ability to make decisions faster.
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, completed the first guided release of a StormBreaker smart weapon from an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, which will become the second fighter jet to add the weapon when the program reaches initial operational capability later this year.
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) began to dock the first fuselage sections of the Il-114-300 aircraft. The work is done by the MiG Corporation at Lukhovitsy Aircraft Plant. The docking is done by the automatic bench designed for the project, the UAC said.
A first-of-its kind trial to remotely pilot a small Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) from the back of a C-130J Hercules has taken air-land integration to new heights.
BAE Systems, Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Greenlawn, New York, is awarded a $58,738,453 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides for the manufacture, test and delivery of 239 Mode 5 capable RT-1763C/D AN/APX-111(V) combined interrogator transponders and 397 spare shop replaceable assemblies for the F/A-18 Super Hornet series and Boeing EA-18G Growler warfare aircraft for the Navy and the government of Canada.
According to information released by the Russian press agency TASS on June 11, 2020, the Kamov Ka-52M upgraded combat helicopter armed with a new long-range cruise missile is due to complete state trials by October 2022, according to the data posted on the government’s procurement website on Thursday, June 11, 2020.
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress long-range heavy bomber from the 23rd Bomb Squadron support an international mission over the Arctic. The Arctic is a strategic region with growing geopolitical and global importance.Â
According to information released by the Indian Defense Blog Livefist Defence on June 14, 2020, India will order soon the first batch of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) local-made Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), a multi-role combat helicopter designed and developed by Rotary Wing Research and Design Center and manufactured by HAL.
