Dan Crowley, the former executive vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 JSF program and since May of this year, COO of its Aeronautics business, has announced an immediate departure from the company for a position at rival Raytheon. A Lockheed statement to US media said Crowley “has informed us of his decision
The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) has ordered three Airbus Military C295 light tactical transports. The order takes C295 orders to 85 aircraft from 13 operators in 11 countries. The Egyptian aircraft will be delivered from 2011.
The Grumman OV-1 Mohawk COIN aircraft of the 1960s and 70s looks set for a revival thanks to two US companies hoping to market modernised versions to the US and world markets. US company ATK has teamed up with Mohawk Technologies and Broadbay to offer the OV-1D, a significantly enhanced version of the Mohawk. The
Reports from the US on November 1 indicate the F-35 JSF program is headed for a further schedule and development cost blowout in the wake of a ground up review by new program head, Rear Admiral David Venlet. The reports, first broken by Bloomberg, indicate a further schedule slip of one to two years for
The US Army’s OH-58D Kiowa Warrior fleet will be substantially upgraded in the wake of two unsuccessful attempts to replace it, and will be redesignated as the OH-58F. At least 158 OH-58Ds will go through the Cockpit and Sensor Upgrade Program (CASUP) which will see them fitted with a new nose mounted sensor, improved control
The US Army awarded Boeing a US$247m (A$251m) contract on October 22 to begin Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of the AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter. This initial contract covering eight aircraft, will see the new the AH-64D receive enhanced 1500kW T700-701D engines, composite main rotor blades, a new split-torque face gear transmission, the
