A new, purpose built facility replicating real-life operations for Chinook helicopter crews with the very latest technology has been officially opened. The Chinook Mk 6 synthetic training facility was built following a £53 million contract with Lockheed Martin UK, Rotary and Mission Systems. It is housed at RAF Odiham in Hampshire ...
External fuel tanks are to be installed aboard two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130J Hercules transport aircraft to enhance their performance. The first Hercules to receive the fuel upgrade (A97-440) was handed back to No. 37 Squadron at RAAF Base Richmond in November, following a period of routine maintenance led ...
QinetiQ is to join Draken International and 3SDL as a core member of a Cobham-led initiative in support of the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme. In light of the announcement, QinetiQ will now lend its expertise to the team as it attempts to ...
Northrop Grumman has won a 12-month, $330 million Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR) contract for the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) fleet. From 1 November 2018 to 31 October 2019, Northrop Grumman will continue its long-standing relationship with the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. Under ...
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