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Finland is seeking a contractor to provide a replacement for the country’s F/A-18 Hornet aircraft slated for retirement beginning in 2025, Reuters reported Friday. The report said possible candidates to replace the current Finnish fighter aircraft include Boeing, Lockheed Martin and a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo. The Finnish government looks to buy 64 multirole […] More
Sallie Bailey, executive vice president and chief financial officer at building materials manufacturing company Louisiana-Pacific, has joined Harris‘ board of directors. In her current role, Bailey oversees LP’s accounting, financial reporting, treasury, internal audit, information technology and corporate communications functions, Harris said Friday. She also serves as a director at wire manufacturer General Cable. Bailey previously worked as VP and […] More
Orbital ATK has completed a series of three ground-based static firing tests of a rocket motor for tactical missiles at both cold and hot extreme temperatures. The company said Friday it performed the tests over a period of three weeks at its Rocket Center, W. Va.-based ballistics laboratory as part of its contract with the […] More
Ruben Pena, a 25-year veteran of Transportation Technology Center Inc., has joined Ensco as director of the company’s government surface transportation business. Ensco said Friday Pena will oversee customer relations and help government clients implement transportation safety and security technology platforms. “He brings with him more than 25 years of experience successfully leading new programs in railway safety […] More
BAE Systems will provide a two-color technology for missile and hostile fire warning for equipment on U.S. Army aircraft. The company said Thursday it will deliver its 2-Color Advanced Warning System under a contract meant to provide U.S. Army pilots with an aircraft that features quick reaction capability. BAE Systems’ U.S. subsidiary received in December […] More
Ball Aerospace has completed the second of five assessments on a space system testing platform being developed for the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The company said Thursday it demonstrated the open and development approach for the Space Evaluation and Analysis Capability testbed through DARPA’s Hallmark program. “To assess the effectiveness of the […] More
A Boeing subsidiary has signed a new agreement to distribute parts needed for maintenance, repair and overhaul of General Electric‘s T700 engine. Aviall will use its worldwide distribution network to deliver localized parts support for civil and military entities employing the T700, Boeing said Thursday. “GE and Aviall share a strong, strategic relationship, having already signed spares distribution agreements serving […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Boeing‘s Aurora Flight Sciences subsidiary have agreed to transition aircraft technology developed through the DARPA-funded Vertical Takeoff and Landing Experimental Plane program to commercial applications. Aurora said Tuesday its XV-24 subscale vehicle demonstrator reached key aviation milestones during the course of the VTOL X-Plane project. The platform includes a a synchronous electric-drive […] More
Orbital ATK has performed and completed the demonstration of a new missile warhead being developed for use at hyper velocities. The company said Thursday it used real world data as the basis to model the design of a hypersonic missile weapon built for high temperature resistance. Additive manufacturing or 3D printing was used in producing components […] More
ICF will provide cyberspace support for a U.S. Air Force command under a potential $51.7 million contract. The contract includes technical and programmatic expertise and cyberspace support recommendations for the Air Combat Command, the Defense Department said Thursday. Work will run through Nov. 20, 2021 and will take place at Joint Base Langley-Eustis with an […] More
Tribalco has received a five-year, $57 million contract to deliver services and products in support of the U.S. Air Force‘s Guardian Angel Technical Recovery III program. The company will provide technical recovery kits, training, annual maintenance, system engineering, program management and kit modernization via technology refresh under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Thursday. Work will occur in Bethesda, Md., with […] More
Boeing has completed the flight tests of its KC-46 aircraft for a Federal Aviation Administration certificate after a refueling and communications exercise with a C-17 Globemaster III. The company said Thursday it will submit the flight test data and results for the FAA’s review for the award of the Supplemental Type Certificate. The STC tests for […] More
