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Northrop Supplies Distributed Aperture System For F-35s

February 19, 2015 @ 03:12 PM

Northrop Grumman has recently supplied the 1,000th AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) sensor for integration on the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The six infrared DAS sensors on the F-35 provide full spherical situational awareness to the pilot, day and night
US Air Force, Army Release Names Of Superior Suppliers

February 11, 2015 @ 04:11 PM

The US Air Force and Army have released the names of the top companies under the Pentagon's Superior Supplier Incentive Program (SSIP), categorizing the top 25 largest industry partners for each service into three tiers of performance. Among the top tier suppliers for the Air Force are the business units behind the F-35 joint strike fighter, while major firms such as Boeing military aircraft and Northrop Grumman's aerospace system were listed as Tier 2
Rolls-Royce Wins $442 Million Contract For F-35 Lift Fan

February 9, 2015 @ 01:43 PM

Rolls-Royce has won a contract worth $442 million for initial production of 17 lift systems to be used in a US fighter jet, F-35B. Rolls-Royce said on Monday it agreed the contracts with Pratt & Witney, which builds the engine for the jet, in a deal which complied with a plan to reduce the cost of building the aircraft, according to Reuters
Northrop Grumman To Supply 142 Scalable Agile Beam Radars For Taiwanese F-16

February 3, 2015 @ 08:48 PM

Northrop Grumman announced Today that it has received its first order for its APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) from Lockheed Martin for Taiwans F-16 Fighters. The order comes within four months of design reviews of the system and consists of 142 SABR units
Northrop Grumman Gears Up For Sixth Gen Fighter

January 23, 2015 @ 11:04 AM

Northrop Grumman has dedicated a pair of teams to develop a "sixth-generation" fighter for both the US Navy and Air Force. Both the Air Force and Navy have begun preliminary planning for what is referred to as next-generation air dominance, or "sixth-generation" fighters, according to Defense News
NSA Claims 50 TB F-35 “Secrets” Stolen by Chinese: Snowden Documents

January 19, 2015 @ 01:36 PM

Chinese hackers stole 50 terabytes of US classified data related to technical details of the F-35 aircraft, classified documents released by US whistle-blower, Edward Snowden have revealed. The claim was promptly denied by the China
Fokker To Deliver Wing Components To Lockheed Martin's F-35

January 15, 2015 @ 02:47 PM

Fokker announced Tuesday that it has signed an agreement worth $10 million with Lockheed Martin for delivering the Flaperons and Outboard Leading Edge Flaps(OELF) on the next batches of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. The F-35's Flaperons are 3 metre long flaps on the wing trailing edges and the OLEF are flaps on the wing leading edges, both vital for the controllability of the aircraft
UK MoD Plans Anti-Collision System For Eurofighter Typhoons, F-35s

January 15, 2015 @ 02:27 PM

The UK MoD is developing an anti-collision system that can be fitted to Typhoon fighter jets to avoid mid-air crashes, BBC reported Wednesday. The Military Aviation Authority (MAA) had warned the MoD that a crash between a typhoon and a commercial jet could cause substantial loss of life, the report said
Japan Allocates $42 Billion Defense Budget To Buy Military Equipment

January 14, 2015 @ 12:17 PM

Japan has approved spending $42 billion defense budget in a major military modernization program to counter Chinese military might in the region, Reuters reported Wednesday. The nations new expenditure involves payment for troop-carrying Boeings Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, Northrop Grummans Global Hawk surveillance drones, Lockheed Martins F-35 stealth fighters, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries P-1 submarine hunting planes and stealthy Soryu submarine, two Aegis radar-equipped destroyers and missile defense system development with Washington
US selects RAF Lakenheath As First European F-35 Base

January 9, 2015 @ 02:15 PM

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