With the U.S. Army retiring many of its helicopters to save money, the service is planning improvements for its frontline Apache attack helicopter. The addition of Link 16 and, eventually, new over-water radar modes are designed to better connect the AH-64 to the rest of the fleet – including aircraft used by the other military services – and potentially expand its mission.
NORFOLK NAVAL BASE, Virginia —The U.S. Navy is readying its first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye squadron for its first deployment next year after declaring initial operational capability for the carrier-based airborne command and control (C2) aircraft last week.
NEW DELHI — The Indian air force (IAF) has ordered systematic technical checks on all Sukhoi Su-30MKI aircraft currently in service after one of the front-line twin-engine fighters crashed soon after takeoff on Oct. 14.
NEW DELHI — India successfully lofted the third of its seven navigation satellites early Oct. 16, moving closer to forming its own indigenous air navigation system.
The U.K. Defense Ministry is redeploying several of its General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles to support operations against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq
NEW DELHI — The much-awaited experimental flight of India’s heaviest rocket – the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk. 3 – will take place in 45 days, a senior space scientist says.
The Pentagon's long-awaited deal with Pratt & Whitney to build the seventh low-rate production lot of F135 engines for the multinational F-35 fighter has finally been signed, though officials have not yet outlined a clear path forward to address the design issue that led to an engine fire that grounded the fleet of single-engine aircraft this summer.
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/10/asd_10_16_2014_dossier1.pdf Program Dossier: A-10 Thunderbolt II Definition: The A-10 Thunderbolt II, better known by its nickname "Warthog," is a U.S. close air support and forward air control fighter (in this secondary mission, it operates under the designation OA-10). It was built by Fairchild Republic Co. and is now sustained by Northrop Grumman.
The nonprofit that manages research on the U.S. National Laboratory portion of the International Space Station is looking for flight proposals “seeking access to remote sensing capabilities on the International Space Station (ISS) for Earth-based energy applications.” The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (Casis) is inviting commercial and academic investigators to propose studies for identifying or improving terrestrial applications for energy capture, storage, and/or sustainability.
