Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced it will move its corporate headquarters from California to Washington DC in 2011. Currently located at El Segundo near Los Angeles International Airport, the move means there will no longer be any major aerospace companies based in California, once the hub of the US aerospace industry. But the relocation will
US lawmakers have finalised the US$636.4bn (A$700bn) FY2010 US defence budget, and it has been signed into law by President Obama. As expected, the FY010 bill sees production of the Lockheed Martin F-22 fighter wound up in early 2012, which will give the USAF a total of 187 F-22s. The bill has also seen the
The second F-35B development aircraft, BF-2, joined its BF-1 sister at NAS Patuxent River near Washington DC on December 29 prior to the commencement of STOVL flight trials. BF-1 had been grounded since arriving at Pax River in mid November, ostensibly for only 15 days so that ‘scheduled maintenance’ could be performed on the aircraft,
Indonesia has announced it will retire most of its GAF Nomad maritime surveillance aircraft as part of a maritime modernisation effort. The Indonesian Navy says it will retire 21 of its 28 Nomads, retaining six for training duties alongside its three current CN-235 maritime surveillance aircraft and a further three CN-235s currently on order.
The USAF has issued an RFI to replace its fleet of 62 UH-1N Huey helicopters under the Common Vertical Lift Support Platform (CVLSP) program. The USAF requires up to 93 new helicopters to replace the UH-1N in the ICBM field support, VIP shuttle and civil defence roles. Requirements include an ability to carry nine combat-equipped
Brazil’s much anticipated FX-2 decision for 36 new aircraft to replace its ageing Mirage fighters is still to be announced despite reports late last year that France’s bid with the Dassault Rafale had been successful. Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told media shortly before Christmas that “we should make the decision at the
