WICHITA, Kan. — Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. announced today it has completed, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. and Spirit AeroSystems Global Holdings Limited, its acquisition of select assets of Bombardier aerostructures and aftermarket services businesses in Be…
Another three Dassault Rafale fighters will be delivered to India this week, the jets are reported to be arriving on home soil on Nov. 4. By Rob Schleiffert from Holland (Rafale B) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons The three aircraft will take off from Istres in France and head to Jamnagar non-stop. They […]
Taiwan is said to be preparing to retire the MIM-23 HAWK medium-range surface-to-air missile system by end of the year. The missile system’s MPQ-50 Pulse Acquisition Radar will be transferred to the Army. The 6th, 8th and 10th Army Commands will each receive a radar. Meanwhile, it was separately reported that the CS/MPQ-90 Bee Eye […]
A new warship being considered as a replacement for Japan’s Aegis Ashore proposal will be the largest guide missile destroyer for the Japan Self-Defense Force if the project goes ahead. 海上自衛隊, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The new warship will be based on the Maya-class but its displacement will be increased to 9,000-tons and […]
The U.S. Navy has released a draft environmental assessment for home basing of the MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned air system at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California. Boeing photo by Eric Shindelbower According to the draft, the Stingray will fly approximately 960 flights annually at Point Mugu. The home basing will bring 730 personnel […]