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March 06, 2017

Leonardo, UK MoD Launch Phase 2 Of RWUAS Demonstrator Program

Two Year, Jointly Funded Program Will Help Develop Concepts For Future Unmanned Rotary Wing/Vtol Aircraft Operations

The UK Ministry of Defense’s Defense Equipment and Support (DE&S) Technology Office has placed a two year, jointly funded, Research and Development contract for a Rotary Wing Unmanned Air System, Capability Concept Demonstrator – “RWUAS CCD Phase 2”, with Leonardo in the UK.

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Airbus Awarded Contract To Retrofit 26 Bundeswehr CH-53 Helicopters

Obsolescence Management Will Ensure That The Fleet Remains In Service Until 2030 And Beyond

Airbus Helicopters has received an order from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) to retrofit 26 CH-53 heavy transport helicopters. This contract will cover obsolescence management for components that are no longer available on the market and will begin by replacing them with up-to-date parts.

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Drone Aviation Delivers Enhanced WASP Tactical Aerostat To U.S. DOD

Will Support Multiple Communications And Optical Payloads

Drone Aviation Holding Corp. has successfully completed the integration of Government-furnished ISR equipment supporting the simultaneous use of communications and optical payload packages onto the Winch Aerostat Small Platform ("WASP") tactical aerostat under its most recent contract award from the U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD").

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Rogue Army Drone Flys 630 Miles After Losing Comm Link

Aircraft Was Located 10 Days Later In A Tree Near Denver, CO

A U.S. Army SQ-7Bv2 drone launched in southern Arizona on January 31 lost lost connection with its controllers shortly after becoming airborne, and was not heard from again until it was discovered in pieces in a tree near Denver, CO 10 days later.

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First C-130J Super Hercules Is Heading Yokota's Way

Will Eventually Deliver 14 Aircraft To The Base

The first of 14 Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules transports that will be assigned to the U.S. Air Force installation at Yokota Air Base, Japan, departed a Lockheed Martin Aeronautics facility on Feb. 24, 2017. This marks the first U.S. Air Force combat delivery C-130J-30 to be permanently assigned to the Pacific region.

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First 3D-Printed Aircraft Component Takes To The Skies At FRCSE

Air Tube Duct Manufacture Called A 'Milestone' For The Facility

Military pilots have to stay cool under pressure, and the first 3D-printed component at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast will help them stay that way.

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Sikorsky Transfers S-70i Helicopter To Aselsan

The Aircraft Will Become The Engineering Test Bed For An Avionics Suite In Co-Development By Aselsan And Sikorsky For The Turkish-Built T70 Utility Helicopter

Sikorsky has transferred to defense electronics firm Aselsan an S-70i Black Hawk helicopter for use as the prototype aircraft for the Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP). The aircraft will enable Sikorsky to integrate an Aselsan-developed avionics suite into the Republic of Turkey's new T70 utility helicopter, and later into Turkish-built Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk aircraft to be sold internationally.

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