Defence Notes

MBDA secures UK ASRAAM contract

17th August 2016

MBDA will produce ASRAAM infra-red guided air-to-air missiles for the UK’s F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet under a £184 million contract with the UK …

Military Logistics

BAE to build Lightning II facilities

12th April 2016

BAE Systems has received a £118 million contract from Lockheed Martin for the construction of engineering and training facilities at RAF Marham in Norfolk, BAE …

Military Logistics

Lockheed Martin wins tyre PBL contract

11th March 2016

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a performance based logistics (PBL) contract by the US Navy to manage aviation tyres, the company announced on 9 March. …

Training

USAF F-35 training picks up pace

2nd December 2015

US Air Force pilots are training on new simulators at Hill Air Force Base in preparation for the start of F-35 Lightning II operations, Lockheed …

Digital Battlespace

Northrop demos Freedom 550 gateway radio

6th November 2015

Northrop Grumman has demonstrated the capabilities of its Freedom 550 gateway radio terminal during an Open Mission Systems (OMS) flight trial led by Lockheed Martin, …

Digital Battlespace

Kitron joins F-35 supply chain

24th September 2015

Norway-based company Kitron will supply subassembly electronic modules for F-35 Lightning II aircraft avionics under an agreement with Northrop Grumman announced on 22 September. Northrop …

Digital Battlespace

First Gen III F-35 HMDS delivered

13th August 2015

Rockwell Collins has delivered the first Gen III F-35 Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS) for the F-35 programme ahead of its introduction to the fleet …

Digital Battlespace

Rockwell's FireStorm used to guide F-35 Lightning II

24th April 2015

A UK Forward Air Controller (FAC) has successfully used Rockwell Collins' FireStorm integrated targeting system to guide an F-35 Lightning II, the company announced on …

Digital Battlespace

Rockwell’s MILS device gets NSA Type 1 certification

23rd April 2015

Rockwell Collins’ new Multiple Independent Level of Security (MILS) encryption device and architecture has received Type 1 certification from the US National Security Agency (NSA). …

Digital Battlespace

Textron simulator selected for F-35 EW system testing

18th March 2015

The Model 527 Radar Signal Simulator by Textron Systems Electronic Systems has been selected for pre-flight testing of F-35 Lightning II electronic warfare (EW) systems, …

Military Logistics

BAE Systems to support F-35 airframe

11th February 2015

BAE Systems Australia has been selected to to support the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) airframe for the South Pacific region, the company …

Digital Battlespace

Northrop radars for Taiwan F-16s

5th February 2015

Northrop Grumman will provide 142 APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) systems to Lockheed Martin for Taiwan Air Force F-16s, the company announced on 2 …

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 ...