Northrop Grumman has successfully conducted a high-fidelity virtual aerial refueling demonstration, networking geographically dispersed flight simulators and providing a realistic simulation of an air-to-air refueling process. The US Air Force Air Mobility Command has pursued integrating the separate systems used today for training pilots, air crews and boom operators to simulate an actual in-flight refueling mission as a way to maintain readiness and reduce costly live flights
Alenia Aermacchi has won contract worth about 100 million euros to supply the Peruvian Ministry of Defense with 2 C-27J Spartan tactical airlifters. The C-27J - known as the only true military transport aircraft of its category available on the market - has been selected by the Fuerza Aerea del Perù due to its proven operational flexibility at competitive costs; the best performances in its class in all operational and environmental conditions and because it is the only aircraft in its class interoperable with heavier airlifters already in service in Peru
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $219 million contract by the U.S
DRS Technologies announced today that its On-Board Vehicle Power system, a high-powered DRS/Allison Transmission Integral Generator installed on combat vehicles, will be included in the U.S
AAR has entered into a multimillion-dollar five-year agreement with Northrop Grumman to supply specific airframe parts and accessories for the E-2C Hawkeye aircraft operated by the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF). The contract will be managed by AARs Defense Systems and Logistics Distribution division, which will sell directly to Sumitomo Corporation, one of the parts trading companies used by the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) to procure parts and accessories
Saudi Arabia has requested a sale of C4I system upgrades and maintenance for an estimated cost of $1.1 billion
The US intelligence community is leaving no stone unturned to broaden the capabilities of Biometric face recognition software by encouraging programs from research arms like Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (IARPA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Earlier this month, FBI had requested for help in developing “a roadmap for the FBI's future video analytics architecture” as the agency prepares to make their high-tech surveillance abilities all the more powerful
General Dynamics has received a contract from the U.S
The Indian Navy has received a new P-8I aircraft from Boeing – the second of eight long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft delivered under a 2009 contract. The first P-8I aircraft – based on the US Navys P-8A Poseidon – was delivered to India in May, and recently completed testing its weapons capabilities, including successfully firing a Boeing Harpoon missile at a target and dropping a torpedo
Camero will launch Xaver AID, Airborne Imaging Drone, an airborne structure-penetrating life detection system, at Milipol, taking place in Paris, November 19-22. Camero expands into an exciting new area of operation - delivering life-saving situation awareness via a state-of-the-art UAV with through-roof detection-of-life capabilities