Air Warfare

NAVAIR awards major contract modification for F135 jet engine

26th September 2022

Latest modification increases the contract ceiling for the F135 engine in the F-35 fighter aircraft.

Air Warfare

Kilgore and Armtec to supply US and allies with infrared flare countermeasures

1st September 2022

MJU-61A/B flares will be provided to the USAF and five FMS customers.

Air Warfare

Germany requests major F-35 Lightning II-related FMS package

29th July 2022

Following the shock announcement in March that Germany intends to buy the F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, Berlin has lodged a major $8.4 billion FMS request.

Air Warfare

Farnborough 2022: Netherlands continues to play important role in F-35 sustainment

19th July 2022

A new depot in the Netherlands will focus on sustainment of the power and thermal management system on F-35s operated by European air forces.

Digital Battlespace

Farnborough 2022: Nir-Or pitches large-area cockpit display for advanced combat aircraft

18th July 2022

A large area display from Israeli company Nir-Or features fully dual-redundant screens with optical touchscreen functionality.

Air Warfare

US awards initial spares contract for F-35 Lot 16 aircraft

17th May 2022

The latest F-35 contract modification for Lockheed Martin follows a deal covering ‘ancillary mission equipment requirements’ for Lot 15 and Lot 16 aircraft.

Air Warfare

BAE Systems achieves two F-35 Lightning II milestones

11th February 2022

BAE Systems achieved two major F-35 production milestones with delivery of vehicle management computers and active inceptor systems.

Fighter - naval

F-35B UK

The total cost of the currently funded programme as reported through the UK Major Projects Report is expected to be £10.5 billion ($13.5 billion), covering ...

Fighter - multirole

F-35I Adir (51-75) (Israel)

Programme Background On 15 February 2015, Israel signed an FMS deal to procure 33 F-35A (F-35I Adir) fighter aircraft with an option of 17. Israel ...

Transport/tanker aircraft

KC-130J Super Hercules

The KC-130J Super Hercules is a tanker variant of the C-130J Super Hercules. It is designed to deliver fuel to several platforms, including helicopters and ...

Fixed wing aircraft engines

F100-PW-229

The F100 family of engines, selected by 23 air forces globally, power all of the USAF's F-15 Eagles and a substantial proportion of the global ...

Subsystems: visual

Griffin Rear-Projected Dome

The Griffin real-image display system is a high-resolution, rear-projected dome that gives high image contrast across multiple channels, as well as modular FoV up to ...

Fixed wing aircraft engines

F135

The F135, designed and developed by Pratt & Whitney, is one of the most advanced fighter engines in the world that delivers more than 40,000lb ...

EO/IR systems

F-35 Lightning II Advanced EOTS

The F-35 Lightning II Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) is a sensor that combines targeting forward-looking IR (FLIR) and IR search and track (IRST) capabilities for ...

Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

F-35 Training System

BAE Systems is involved in F-35 Lightning II Training System design and sustainment, working with prime contractor Lockheed Martin. BAE Systems leads the instructional systems ...

Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers, EW test systems

Model 527

The Model 527 radar signal simulator is used for end-of-runway and walk-around radiated RWR testing to verify the operational status of the aircraft and its ...

Air: Helmet-mounted displays

F-35 Gen III HMDS

The F-35 Gen III helmet-mounted display system (HMDS) is provided by a JV between Elbit Systems of America and Rockwell Collins, developed for the F-35 ...

Land: maintenance simulators

Maintenance Trainers

EDM's maintenance trainers provide realistic fault diagnosis and rectification training. Faults can be introduced into the training device that would be difficult to demonstrate on ...

Air-to-air missiles

AIM-132 ASRAAM

The Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) is an advanced heat-seeking weapon designed and manufactured in the UK. The ASRAAM is in service with the RAF ...

Air: air combat simulators

F-35 Lightning II Training System

The F-35 Lightning II pilot and maintenance training system is designed to blend together a variety of media to create an overall training product for ...

Subsystems: visual

HMDs

Collins Aerospace's Head Mounted Displays (HMDs) enable pilots to train with the same visual experience as in a real aircraft helmet. The StrikeEye Gen III ...

Air: maintenance simulators

F-35 Lightning II ASMT

The Aircraft Systems Maintenance Trainer (ASMT) for the F-35 provides student maintainers with training on-ground operation, maintenance, fault isolation and testing procedures in a realistic ...

EW test systems

A2PATS

Advanced Architecture Phase Amplitude and Time Simulator (A2PATS) is a real-time EM test environment simulator for military platforms and installed systems, designed to deliver mission ...

Fighter - multirole

F-35I Adir

The F-35I Adir is an F-35A Lightning II variant customised to meet the requirements of the Israel Defense Forces to replace the F-16 fleet in ...