Qualification testing of the new B61-12 guided thermonuclear bomb has begun, with a Lockheed Martin F-16C dropping an inert flight test vehicle at Nevada’s Tonopah Test Range.
Despite obsolescence issues with its air defense radars, Malaysia has been unable to pay for replacements and is opting for repairs to its current systems.
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $9.5m U.S. Navy contract for delivery of hardware and engineering services for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter to Japan through October 2018. NORTHROP GRUMMAN has $9.5m U.S. Air Force contract for continued development, integration, fielding and sustainment for the cyber mission platform through April 11, 2018.
Last year during his campaign, President Donald Trump dismissed the Export-Import (Ex-Im) bank as “unnecessary,” siding with conservative Republicans who believe the export credit assistance agency is a form of corporate welfare. But these days, Trump believes the bank, which provides loan guarantees and other assistance to foreign customers buying U.S. goods, “is a very good thing” that can help businesses small and large while making money for the government.
President Donald Trump is remaining consistent when it comes to one aspect of who will run the U.S. Export-Import Bank under his administration: it will be a critic.
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Apr. 18-29—Rotorcraft Asia 2017, Changi Exhibition Centre, Singapore. For more information go to www.rotorcraft-asia.com/
The aircraft will conduct training with other Europe-based U.S. and NATO aircraft for the next few weeks as part of the European Reassurance Initiative.
Arconic Chairman and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld, who led the breakup of Alcoa last year and the formation of his aerospace-focused successor, has left the top positions.
Irish air accident investigators probing the fatal crash of an Irish Coast Guard Sikorsky S-92 last month have confirmed that the helicopter was flown into terrain that did not appear on the aircraft’s Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System.
Germany’s E.ON electricity company is partnering with Dutch renewable energy startup Ampyx Power to demonstrate the potential of airborne wind energy systems.
The technology can be used to protect the leading edges of wings; horizontal and vertical stabilizers; engine inlet lips; and vanes and aircraft nose cones and is suitable for commercial; regional; business aircraft; rotorcraft; and unmanned aircraft.
The aircraft will conduct training with other Europe-based U.S. and NATO aircraft for the next few weeks as part of the European Reassurance Initiative.
The UK House of Commons’ defense committee has launched an inquiry into the Royal Air Force’s response to the country’s 2015 Strategic Defense and Security Review (SDSR).
