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Northrop Grumman to design signals intelligence sensor prototype for US Air Force

Air October 7, 2021

The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to complete the design of a next-generation, open standards-based signals intelligence (SIGINT) sensor for high-altitude intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms. Under the Air Force’s Global High-altitude Open-system Sensor Technology (GHOST) program, the company will deliver a design of a prototype ...

Saab delivers for the T-7A Flight Test Program

Air October 6, 2021

Saab has shipped its third aft airframe section for use in the T-7A Red Hawk flight test program for the United States Air Force. The shipment on 10 September 2021 was from Saab’s Linköping site in Sweden to Boeing in St. Louis, Missouri, USA and arrived there a few days later. The ...

Lockheed Martin supports US Indo Pacific Command In bilateral exercise with Australia

Air October 1, 2021

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and Virtual Aegis Weapon System (VAWS) demonstrated the ability to share real-time sensor data from Fort Worth, Texas, to Honolulu, Hawaii, and on to the Australian Defence Force during a recent military exercise between the United States and Australia. In partnership with US Indo Pacific Command, Lockheed Martin’s ...

First Connecticut-built Sikorsky CH-53K handed to US Marine Corps

Air September 29, 2021

Sikorsky has celebrated the first Connecticut-built CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter that will be delivered to the US Marine Corps. This helicopter, which moves more troops and cargo more rapidly  from ship to shore, was the first all digitally designed helicopter. The CH-53K’s digital thread runs from design through production, maintenance, and sustainment, increasing mission availability ...