Honeywell Wins USAF $75 million Contract For Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines
Honeywell has been awarded the US Air Force contract worth $75 million for the Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines (VAATE) III & Beyond program. “This contract increases the not-to-exceed ceiling for the VAATE program, which is a multiple government agency and industry joint effort to develop revolutionary and innovative technologies by...
Argentina In Negotiations With France To Purchase 12 F-1 Mirage, Mirage 2000...
Argentina is reportedly in negotiations with France to purchase 12 F-1 Mirage fighter aircraft and Mirage 2000 and some engines to use for 20 Argentina Pucaras aircraft that are grounded. The context of the acquisition evolved favourably due to the agreement between the two ministers to circumscribe the operation to a...
Netherlands MoD, StandardAero Sign Partnership For F135 Engine Servicing Upgrades
Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MOD) and StandardAero have signed an agreement for establishing F135 military engine maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade (MRO&U) Depot services at Logistic Center Woensdrecht -- a Netherlands Air Force Base, centrally located on the European continent, as part of a partnership for international F-35 aircraft...
Pratt And Whitney Wins $64 Million F119 Engine Sustainment Contract
United Technologies Corp (UTC) Pratt and Whitney, has been awarded $64 million contract for F119 engine sustainment. Work is expected to be complete by Dec
KAI Selects Safran Engines For Light Civil Helicopter
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) has selected Safran Helicopter Engines to power its Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) with a new engine designated Arriel 2L2. On the Light Armed Helicopter (LAH), Safran has been selected by Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), KAI and Hanwha Techwin
Raytheon Wins $249 Million To Rebuild Engines For US Marine Corps’ Vehicles
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General Electric Preferred Bidder For South Korean KF-X Fighter Jet Engines
South Korea has selected General Electric (GE) as the preferred bidder for its next-generation Experimental (KF-X) fighter jets. The South Korean procurement agency, Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) made the selection public on Thursday,
Airbus Confirms Cracks Found In 48 Engines Of A400 Aircraft
Airbus has confirmed the adverse scenario regarding the failure reducing engine A400M military plane, in which some crack gears in thrusters whose propellers rotate clockwise. This is, in two of the four engines fitted to the aircraft and the European consortium that manufactures Europrop
Rolls-Royce, Purdue University To Develop Next-Gen Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Rolls-Royce has partnered with Purdue University to form $33 million jet-engine research and development programme to create next-generation aircraft propulsion systems. The new programme will support research and technology development in thermal management for advanced propulsion systems, compressor and turbine technology, and analytical methods
CFM Delivers First LEAP-1A Engines To Airbus
CFM has delivered the first two production engines (a shipset) for Airbus on April 2. This delivery paves the way for installation on the first customer aircraft and for entry into service by mid-year
StandardAero Awarded $43 Million USAF Contract For C-130H Engines Upgrade
The US Air Force has awarded StandardAero a contract estimated $43 million to upgrade Rolls-Royce T56-A-15 engines powering its fleet of C-130H aircraft. The upgrade involves the overhaul and repair of engine compressor and turbine modules and the installation of the Series 3
India-US Discussions On Jet Engine Tech To Boost LCA, Boeing
The India-US move to take forward discussions on jet engine technology will benefit Indias home-grown Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and Boeings bid to manufacture F/A-18 fighter aircraft in India. “We have decided to take forward discussions under Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) more aggressively on key areas such as Jet Engine technology
Australia Initiates Quantum Project to Conduct Military Ops in GPS-Denied Environment
U.A.E. Initiates First Steps Towards Future Korean KF-21 Jet Acquisition
U.S. to Give Up on Ukraine, Russia Peace If Deal Not Doable...
Russian UAVs Drop Spikes to Ambush Ukrainian Vehicles, FPV Drones Take Them...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
