The X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft (QueSST) developed by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will make its first flight by the end of this year. Following the X-planes temporary move from Lockheed Martins Skunk Works in California to their facilities in Texas, the X-59 is set to start 2022 with critical ground testing, the space agency said in a recent release
The French defence ministrys aeronautical maintenance directorate (DMAé) on Thursday awarded Thales a ten-year contract under the VASSCO programme to provide through-life support for the principal components of the national air command and control system (SCCOA). Thales said its main responsibilities include: performance-based logistics support sustainment for the SCCOA system to meet the requirements of the French armed forces; management and coordination of some 15 companies and organisations involved in logistics support for the SCOAA system, including CS Group and the French defence ministrys military aircraft maintenance service (SIAé); and provision of a 360° picture of critical systems status and through-life...
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The new L-39NG jet would have three times longer lifespan the original L-39 Albatross, recent fatigue tests conducted by Aero Vodochody show. The aircraft successfully passed difficult fatigue tests of five lifespans simulation
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Technical Solutions division announced successful integration of its advanced autonomy solutions with Sea Machines Robotics SM300 autonomy product. The integration of these autonomous capabilities supports complex mission planning and collaboration between unmanned systems
Lockheed Martin and partners have handed over 142 F-35 fighters to the United States military and its allies in 2021. In 2021, two new countries – Switzerland and Finland – selected the F-35 for their new fighter jet programs
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The first F-35B fighter jet operated by the U.S
The Israel Ministry of Defense signed an agreement estimated to be worth $3 billion with the United States for CH-53K helicopters and KC-46 refueling aircraft. On Friday, the ministry said in a statement that it is ordering 12 helicopters built by Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, as well as two tanker aircraft
A South Korean soldier suffered an injury in a land mine explosion near the inter-Korean border on Thursday. The detonator of the Claymore directional anti-personnel mine exploded at the front-line Army base in Yanggu, 175km northeast of Seoul, when the troops were inspecting their equipment,