MilitaryL2 Aviation to Install ADS-B Upgrades for U.S. Air Force KC-10 Tankers Collins Aerospace has awarded L2 Aviation a subcontract for installations of Mode 5 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) upgrades for the U.S. Air Force's fleet of 58 Boeing KC-10 Extender tanker aircraft, the…
MilitaryU.S. Air Force to Experiment with Avionics Networks for Light Attack Aircraft As the United States Air Force (USAF) continues its light attack aircraft program with the Textron Aviation AT-6 Wolverine and the Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano, the military service plans…
MilitaryU.S. Air Force Signs Predictive Maintenance Enterprise Agreement with U.K.-Based SDL A United States Air Force enterprise agreement this month with the U.K.-based SDL will support maintenance and operations personnel with technical documentation around diagnostic checklists and repair procedures and enable information sharing…
MilitaryBall Aerospace, Microsoft to Demonstrate Cloud Processing for US Air Force Ball Aerospace and Microsoft were selected to demonstrate agile cloud processing capabilities in support of the U.S. Air Force‘s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Commercially Augmented Space Inter Networked Operations (CASINO) project. The demonstration will show…
MilitaryMilitary to Have 2,936 Aircraft with ADS-B (Out) by Jan. 1, Air Force Says The Pentagon will have 2,936 aircraft equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (Out) by the FAA-mandated deadline of Jan. 1, according to the U.S. Air Force, the military service in charge of the…
CommercialUS Air Force Cuts Fuel Costs by Going Paperless After seven years, the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) has proof of the value of portable electronic EFBs in transport-category military aircraft. What started off in 2010 as an…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Reimagines Future Warfare with Henosis Henosis is the Greek word for the concept of oneness or unity. There's an interesting juxtaposition in the fact that Lockheed Martin has chosen Henosis as the name for the new joint…
MilitaryBAE Showcases Successful Autonomous Software BAE Systems has developed software that autonomously provides information to pilots when communication networks are disrupted to help them avoid threats and complete missions when that capability would otherwise be hindered. BAE…
MilitaryF-15E Ready for Armament Upgrade courtesy of Lockheed Martin The extended range version of the AGM-158 joint air-to-surface standoff missile developed by Lockheed Martin has achieved full operational capability on the F-15E Strike Eagle, the company announced, making it the first…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Wins More Work on USAF E-11As Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $265 million U.S. Air Force contract to support the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) system, Northrop Grumman said. The company is to provide aircraft maintenance and…