Operational and deployed today with the U.S. Navy as the primary anti-submarine warfare anti-surface weapon system for open ocean and littoral zones, the MH-60R SEAHAWK® helicopter is the world’s most advanced maritime helicopter. It is the most capable naval helicopter available today designed to operate from frigates, destroyers, cruisers and aircraft carriers.…
Getafe, 17 April 2020 – Airbus has achieved the first ever fully automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) operation with a boom system. The flight test campaign, conductedearlier in the year over the Atlantic Ocean, involved an Airbus tanker test aircraftequipped with the Airbus A3R solution, with an F-16 fighter aircraft of…
Singapore, 12 February 2020 – Airbus and Singapore have agreed to collaborate on the development of the A330 SMART Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) for the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). The SMART MRTT programme will develop, certify and implement Automatic Air-to-Air refuelling (A3R) capability as well as enhanced maintenance solutions for the A330…
AMARILLO, Texas (Feb. 7, 2020) The Navy has received the first CMV-22B Osprey built by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and Boeing [NYSE: BA]. The latest variant brings proven tiltrotor capabilities designed specifically for carrier fleet operations. “The CMV-22 Osprey brings expanded capabilities not only to…
Getafe, 29th January 2020 The Airbus C295 tactical airlifter has successfully achieved its first wet contacts during an air-to-air (AAR) tanker flight test campaign. First dry contacts of this flight test took place in December 2019 and were achieved using a closed ramp configuration, 100ft hose and remote vision system.…
In this video produced by Lockheed Martin, the "future is now" aspect of the F-35 is highlighted. And one scopes out from the airplane to the global fleet, the role of the global enterprise is a key driver for change in the U.S. and allied combat forces. At the…
The GATR system provides a very flexible, mobile, deployable solution to ensure for reliable communications on the fly which can be used to support military insertion forces or to provide for connectivity when natural disasters have brought down normal operating systems. GATR comes in two basic configurations. The first provides…
2017-07-13 The F-35 is becoming a globally operational aircraft. And it is clear that both US and allied forces are rethinking their approaches to air combat with the impact of the F-35 in mind. In this video, an update on the worldwide fleet of F-35s is provided.
