Category: Notizie Estero

Rafale’s M88 Engine Passes One Million Operating Hours

Rafale’s M88 Engine Passes One Million Operating Hours

EVRY-CORBEIL, France — The M88 engine that powers Dassault Aviation’s multirole fighter has clocked up more than one million operating hours (1). This major milestone is a testament to the operational excellence of the engine, which has been in service for more than two decades. More than 600 engi…
Turkey Officially Launches Competition for TF-X Fighter Engine

Turkey Officially Launches Competition for TF-X Fighter Engine

ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish government has officially launched a competition for the local development of a turbofan engine that will power the country’s national fighter jet in the making, the TF-X.

Turkey’s defense procurement agency, the Presidency of Defense Industries, or SSB, issued in J…

South Korea’s Hanwha Aims to Break into NATO Defense Market

South Korea’s Hanwha Aims to Break into NATO Defense Market

SEOUL — One of South Korea’s largest defence contractors is positioning itself as a significant Nato supplier in response to a “surge in demand” as European countries increase military spending during the Ukraine war.

Hanwha Defense, which specialises in artillery systems and armoured vehicles,…

Northrop Completes Design Review of 300kW High-Energy Laser

Northrop Completes Design Review of 300kW High-Energy Laser

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. –– Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed the preliminary design review for a high-energy laser prototype that will feature an architecture scalable to more than a megawatt for the U.S. Department of Defense. The review establishes the company’s technical approach for…
Is the MQ-25  Drone the Future of Carrier Aviation?

Is the MQ-25 Drone the Future of Carrier Aviation?

Last summer, two naval aircraft came together over the US to perform an air-to-air refueling mission – itself an unnatural act in where instead of jet aircraft keeping apart, they fly in close proximity just feet apart. However, what made this event, on 21 June, an aviation milestone was that it was…
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