Lockheed Martin has received its first F-16 from the US Air Force as part of the $900 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide sustainment support and depot-overflow services for F-16 aircraft. The F-16 arrived at the Lockheed Martin facility in Greenville, South Carolina from Edwards Air Force Base, California ...
The US Army has declared the Northrop Grumman Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) system operationally suitable, effective and ready for full-rate production following a successful six-month initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) activity. CIRCM’s dual-jammer configuration helps to protect aircrews while providing the highest level of aircraft survivability. The CIRCM system provides ...
The Royal Navy’s Fleet Flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth has arrived in Glen Mallan, Scotland, as part of final preparations before her first operational deployment. Sailing in along the Firth of Clyde, the 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier has spent the last two weeks at sea testing and trialling her latest equipment, before berthing ...
Five UK organisations have been awarded a total of £300,000 from the UK Space Agency to speed up the development of innovative space technology. Recipients include the University of Leeds, which will develop 3D printing methods and liquid-crystal technology, similar to that in our television screens at home, to develop far-infrared ...