ARLINGTON, Va. — Addressing the Air Force Association’s 2020 Virtual Air, Space and Cyber conference, Sept. 15, Dr. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, heralded the need for acquisition agility through digital engineering to disrupt the natio…
ARLINGTON, Va. — The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent dramatic decrease in global air traffic has presented the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry with an extraordinary challenge. Building on the success of 2019, it is a challenge our industry is poised to meet, according to “2020 Facts and …
Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has supplied 3000+ tanks and vehicles based on them abroad, including artillery, engineer and other weapon systems and military equipment, over 20 years of its activity in the international arms market.
The Philippine Air Force lost a Sikorsky S-76A air ambulance on Sept. 16 due to bad weather. The two pilots and two air crew members in the aircraft were killed in the crash. The helicopter belonged to the 545th squadron. They were on their way to Jolo, Sulu to pick up a patient when the […]
GE says it has delivered its first F110-GE-129 engines for the F-15EX program. Alex R. Lloyd / Public domain The aerospace company had secured a Lot 1 contract to produce 19 F110-GE-129 engines. “GE’s F110 production line is fully operational and ready to serve the F-15EX program in support of the National Defense Strategy,” said […]
Last last night, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense posted a press release online on Chinese military activities on Sept. 16 in its air defense identification zone (ADIZ). For the first time, the flight path of the aircraft – two KQ-200 maritime patrol aircraft – were shown to the public. The new approach mirrors what the […]