Lockheed Martin intends to provide long-term maintenance support for the F-35 Lightning II with a new Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS), cited as a risk in a recent study, in line with the evolving aircraft. Known as the F-35s information technology backbone for data collection, data analysis and decision support, the ALIS receives aircraft health and maintenance information from F-35s in flight via radio-frequency downlink
Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a USD 141 million contract by Lockheed Martin for the production of components and for the assembly of the first complete wing for the F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) programme. The $382 billion F-35 Joint Strike fighter program may well be the largest single global defense program in history
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $14.1 million option to complete development of the Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) Increment 1, Block 1 (I1B1) System of Systems
Raytheon has successfully completed the second launch readiness exercise for the U.S
ITT Exelis has been awarded a contract valued at more than $10 million to provide one MK 105 Mod 4 airborne minesweeping system for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division in Panama City, Fla. The Exelis MK 105 Mod 4 system will provide significant reliability and performance improvements, increasing the U
While attending the 9th edition of LAAD, aircraft-maker Dassault Aviation has promised to deliver the most wide-ranging material to be incorporated on the Rafale aircraft which is in the running for the Brazilin F-X2 program. According to reports, the Rafale is being upgraded to a new standard with major software upgrades and will known as the Rafale F3R
Raytheon has been selected by the Republic of Korea to upgrade the countrys KF-16C/D Block 52 Fighting Falcon fleet. “Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar (RACR) complements and leverages Raytheons F-16 avionics heritage to provide the lowest risk, most affordable and highest reliability AESA retrofit solution,” said Jim Hvizd, vice president of International Strategy and Business Development for Raytheons Space and Airborne Systems business
The U.S Navy today announced plans to deploy for the first time a solid-state laser aboard a ship in fiscal year 2014
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Lockheed Martin delivered the first C-130J Super Hercules to the Republic of Tunisia today, marking the first delivery to an African country. Lockheed Martin signed a contract in 2010 with Tunisia to deliver two C-130Js between 2013 and 2014, in addition to providing training and an initial three years of logistics support