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Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) can confirm that the South African Police Service (SAPS) Bomb Squad was deployed to Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) earlier this evening after the crew of a departing flight was alerted to a possible security threat aboard the aircraft. The security threat on FlySafair FA102 due to depart for O.R. […]
SAPS BOMB SQUAD ALERTED TO SECURITY THREAT ON BOARD FLYSAFAIR FLIGHT AT CTIARead More »
Kevin Berkowitz, vice president, secure processing and networks, Northrop Grumman: “As a program of record with nearly a quarter million combat and non-combat flight hours, the commitment to the program’s sustainment demonstrates the indispensable role BACN plays in today’s missions. The ability to provide persistent connectivity and operational support 24 hours a day, seven days […]
NORTHROP GRUMMAN EXTENDS OPERATIONS, SUSTAINMENT AND SUPPORT FOR BACN TO 2027Read More »
French and German aircrews make history at the Lockheed Martin-built training center in France Lockheed Martin’s reconfigurable C-130J full flight simulator was declared ready for training by the Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) in April 2024. Photo by Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin’s reconfigurable C-130J full flight simulator was declared ready for training by the Direction […]
C-130J SUPER HERCULES SQUADRON COMPLETES FIRST BINATIONAL AIRCREW TRAININGRead More »
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has been down-selected for Phase 1B of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) X-Plane program. The SPRINT program intends to design, build, and fly an X-Plane, an experimental aircraft to demonstrate enabling technologies and integrated concepts necessary for a transformational […]
During a press briefing at its Linköping, Sweden headquarters, Saab revealed the first details surrounding its Future Concept Air System study, KFS (Koncept för Framtida Stridsflyg): an initiative set into motion in July 2023 and one it is to pursue independently from the UK-led GCAP (Global Combat Air Programme). Following Sweden’s initial thoughts of joining […]
Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business introduced its Helix™ main cabin seat for narrow body aircraft at the 2024 Aircraft Interiors Expo. Helix is intelligently engineered to reduce weight in comparison to previous generations of economy class seats while maintaining ergonomic comfort and improving living space without impacting cabin density. “Helix seating was developed […]
RTX’S COLLINS AEROSPACE INTRODUCES ITS HELIX™ NEXT-GENERATION MAIN CABIN SEATRead More »
The Air Force has released new pictures of its B-21 Raider – a nuclear-armed stealth bomber. The aircraft is the first new American bomber in more than 30 years and is one-of-six in production, according to USA Today. The secretive aircraft has taken to the skies over California for testing and sleek new pictures show […]
MEET AMERICA’S NEWEST NUCLEAR STEALTH BOMBER – WITH A COST OF $700M PER PLANERead More »
“Requirements in the market are changing dramatically thanks to Elon Musk and SpaceX,” Aaron Brosnan, president of Thales subsidiary Tampa Microwave, said in an interview Call it a Musk effect: the success of constellations like SpaceX’s Starlink and Starshield has the Pentagon hungry for satellite communications (SATCOM) solutions with more capabilities, prompting firms like the French company Thales to shift their […]
AMID INFLUENCE OF STARLINK, THALES BUYS ISRAELI COMPANY GET SATRead More »
The Heron TP RPAS Produced by UAV PEO at the Directorate of Defence Research & Development at the IMoD and Israel Aerospace Industries Has Made Its Maiden Flight Over Germany The German Heron TP (GHTP), produced by UAV PEO at the Directorate of Defense, Research and Development at the IMoD and Israel Aerospace Industries, has […]
THE HERON TP RPAS PRODUCED BY UAV PEO MADE ITS MAIDEN FLIGHT OVER GERMANYRead More »
Attack helicopters have evolved. Modern machines are faster, can engage from greater distances, and carry more ordnance than their predecessors. At the forefront of this evolution is the Bell AH-1Z Viper. Bell invented the attack helicopter and changed the face of U.S. Army aviation. From this legacy, Bell has created subsequent variations of the AH-1, […]
AH-1Z VIPER: THE WORLDS MOST ADVANCED ATTACK HELICOPTERRead More »
