The Military Aviation Authority (MAA) has carried out a comprehensive study of exercise data to better understand and identify potential threats to air safety. Naturally, deployment on or in support of a military exercise brings with it an increased level of risk, particularly in comparison to homeland drills. And yet, having undertaken ...
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by Naval Air Systems Command to build two production CH-53K King Stallion helicopters. This Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract award follows the April 4, 2017, Milestone C decision by the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) approving LRIP production. Dr. Mike Torok, Vice President, CH-53K programs ...
Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has announced the successful first first firings of the new Sea Ceptor air defence system. The minister made the announcement as she visited defence company MBDA’s site in Filton, near Bristol, meeting with local graduates, apprentices and other employees working on the Sea Ceptor system. The first firings ...
Wisconsin-based Derco, a Lockheed Martin company, has renewed its contract with Universal Synaptics for the Intermittent Fault Detection & Isolation System (IFDIS™) and the portable Voyager Intermittent Fault Detector (VIFD™). The partnership originally commenced in 2010, with the extension providing Derco with the opportunity to supply specialised avionic repair services to ...