October - Results from #60

October 2015 Air Force Military Aviation Defence Industry News

CAE won multiple contracts from US and Germany for training and simulation services

: Posted On Wednesday, 07 October 2015 11:46

CAE won multiple contracts from US and Germany for training and simulation services

CAE announced on Tuesday, Oct. 6, that it has won defence contracts, included as part of its second quarter order intake, valued at more than US$76 million to provide training services and simulation products for the US Air Force, the US Navy and German Air Force.

South Korea's KF-X indigenous project to be managed by a new organization by year-end

: Posted On Wednesday, 07 October 2015 11:00

South Korea's KF-X indigenous project to be managed by a new organization by year-end

South Korea's government vowed Monday to press ahead with its KF-X project to develop indigenous fighter jets by 2025 as scheduled, despite the failure to receive four core technologies related to F-35 stealth fighters from Lockheed Martin. The Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said it will establish an organization dedicated to managing the fighter jet project within this year.

Morocco received its final CH-47D Chinook helicopter

: Posted On Wednesday, 07 October 2015 10:33

Morocco received its final CH-47D Chinook helicopter

The Royal Morocco Air Force (RMAF) has received in August its final Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopter acquired from the United States Army through a Foreign Military Sale programme. The contract included the three helicopters with six T55-GA-714A engines plus two spare, SINCGARS radios, mission, spare parts, communication; navigation; ground support and other related equipment.

Russia takes delivery of another batch of Su-34 strike fighters

: Posted On Tuesday, 06 October 2015 14:10

Russia takes delivery of another batch of Su-34 strike fighters

Today, Oct.6, the Russia-based Sukhoi Company handed over another batch of Su-34 frontline bombers to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation according to the 2015 State Defense Order. The aircraft took off from the V.P.Chkalov Novosibirsk Aircraft Plant’s airfield and headed to the place of their deployment.

Kuwait Ministry of Interior orders Airbus Helicopters' AS365 and H225 multirole helicopters

: Posted On Tuesday, 06 October 2015 11:56

Kuwait Ministry of Interior orders Airbus Helicopters' AS365 and H225 multirole helicopters

The Interior Ministry of the State of Kuwait has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters, Inc (AHI), a subsidiary of Airbus Group, to purchase four helicopters in the ministry’s bid to upgrade its domestic security operations, a ministry statement said on Oct. 2nd, 2015.

Boeing completes upgrade of USAF F-22 simulators with its Constant Resolution Visual System

: Posted On Monday, 05 October 2015 16:41

Boeing completes upgrade of USAF F-22 simulators with its Constant Resolution Visual System

Boeing has completed its upgrade of all U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Mission Training Centers with its high-fidelity Constant Resolution Visual System (CRVS). The system trains pilots in a more realistic visual environment than current simulators and allows them to experience extreme maneuvers that typically are only practiced in a simulator, the company announced on Oct. 2nd.

Netherlands becomes the 21st export customer of Lockheed's Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod

: Posted On Monday, 05 October 2015 16:13

Netherlands becomes the 21st export customer of Lockheed's Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod

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The Royal Netherlands Air Force selected Lockheed Martin’s Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) to equip its F-16 fleet, becoming the 21st international customer to acquire the multi-mission system. The contract was awarded through the Dutch Defence Materiel Organisation and includes 29 Sniper ATPs as well as support equipment, training and sustainment. Pod deliveries will begin in the first quarter of 2016.

Northrop Grumman achieves center fuselage for Japan's first F-35A Lighting II fighter aircraft

: Posted On Monday, 05 October 2015 13:58

Northrop Grumman achieves center fuselage for Japan's first F-35A Lighting II fighter aircraft

Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed – on budget and on schedule – the center fuselage for the first F-35 Lightning II aircraft to be assembled in Japan's F-35 Final Assembly and Checkout (FACO) facility in Nagoya, Japan. The center fuselage, designated AX-5, will be integrated into an F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant

Boeing receives a $110mn contract from USAF for Minuteman III ICBM support

: Posted On Monday, 05 October 2015 12:13

Boeing receives a $110mn contract from USAF for Minuteman III ICBM support

The US-based defense giant Boeing has been awarded a $110,109,415 contract for replacement of the intercontinental ballistic missile Minuteman III telemetry, test and termination systems. Work will be performed at Clearfield, Utah; Huntington Beach, California; and Heath, Ohio, and is expected to be complete by Aug. 31, 2019, the US Department of Defense announced on Oct. 2nd.

Boeing to equip USAF's B-52 bombers fleet with new Combat Network Communications Technology

: Posted On Monday, 05 October 2015 11:40

Boeing to equip USAF's B-52 bombers fleet with new Combat Network Communications Technology

The nation’s entire B-52 bomber fleet will soon be equipped with technology that greatly enhances the aircraft’s combat capabilities in the digital battlespace. The U.S. Air Force on August 28 awarded Boeing a contract for B-52 bomber Combat Network Communications Technology, known as CONECT, the US defense giant announced on Oct. 2nd.

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