5/23/12 This photo was taken on May 22, 2012 in Toulouse at the Airbus facility. In one shot, one can see, the A400M (Grizzly 3), the third UAE tanker being prepared for conversion, and the unique Airbus transporter to work with among other things the A380 otherwise known as the…
May 14, 2012 Manufacturing and Technology News The Reshoring Initiative created by Harry Moser, former U.S. CEO of AgieCharmilles, is picking up steam. The organization has increased the number of sponsors to 36. It is increasingly active throughout the country promoting its “Total Cost of Ownership” product manufacturing estimation tool.…
May 01, 2012 07:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time RESTON, Va.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has received a contract for $315 Million from Pratt & Whitney to supply the Rolls-Royce LiftSystem® for 17 F-35B Lightning II aircraft. “Rolls-Royce continues to focus on increasing efficiency as we provide this…
27-04-2012 Together with representatives from government, industry and knowledge institutes, the rollout of AN-1, the first Dutch F-35, has taken place at Forth Worth, Texas. This is the latest step in the production process leading to its eventual assignment to Eglin AFB, Fla., later this summer. The Netherlands will use…
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Pratt & Whitney has successfully delivered the 50th production F135 engine - powering Lockheed Martin's fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II - to the U.S. Department of Defense. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. UTX +0.15% company. The 50th engine…
Britain’s blue chip aerospace and defence sector manufacturer Rolls-Royce has received a contract for $315m (£194m) from Pratt & Whitney to supply its LiftSystem (pictured) for 17 F-35B Lightning II aircraft. Rolls is the only company in the world to produce the advanced technology that enables F-35B aircraft to perform…
14:51 GMT, May 2, 2012 GKN Aerospace at Filton, UK, has commenced production of precision machined titanium structures for BAE Systems, a principal subcontractor to Lockheed Martin, for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft (JSF). The Filton site will work in partnership with the GKN Aerospace sister operation…
By Mike Hellon What are you up to, Washington? I know that America is burning through cash faster than we can print it. I know that Congress wants to make major cuts to an assortment of programs. And, I know that our economy is slowly growing. Fortunately, for Arizona and America,…
