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Lockheed Wins $243M for Long-Range Fires Technology

Lockheed Wins $243M for Long-Range Fires Technology

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $243,066,376 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for long range fires technology development and demonstration.

Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each …

Norwegian Fighters Intercept Russian Aircraft in Far North

Norwegian Fighters Intercept Russian Aircraft in Far North

RAMSTEIN, Germany — F-16s and F-35s of the Royal Norwegian Air Force intercepted a large group of Russian bombers and fighters off the north coast of Norway, October 27.

The Russian group consisted of two BlackJack strategic bombers, MiG-31 Foxhounds and SU-24 Fencers fighters and a A-50 Mains…

US Air Force Testing New Hardware for F-35 Engine

US Air Force Testing New Hardware for F-35 Engine

ARNOLD AFB, Tenn. — The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, which powers the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is back at Sea Level Test Cell 3, or SL-3, at Arnold Air Force Base for another round of accelerated mission testing, or AMT, to validate new hardware.

AMT provides a means to put engines through a …

Russia Completes Overhaul of Six Peruvian Mi-17-1V Helicopters

Russia Completes Overhaul of Six Peruvian Mi-17-1V Helicopters

LIMA — “Russian Helicopters” Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) has overhauled six Mi-17-1V military transport helicopters at Lima Peruvian Air Force base SEMAN in two years.

Maintenance work was carried out by the Novosibirsk Aircraft Repair Plant (NARP), part of “Russian Helic…


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