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CPI Aerostructures has gained repeat orders from two major airframers recently - for engine inlet assemblies on the Phenom 300 and canisters for the F-16 - and picked up pod production for Raytheon.
An F-22 and MQ-20 flew in coordination to demonstrate open-architecture control using government-owned communication systems and shared radio integration.
An agreement between Belgium, Pratt & Whitney, Safran Aero Boosters and BMT Aerospace will deepen industrial cooperation and secure long-term economic benefits from the F-35 programme.
Working with Southern Methodist University enables technology transfer, workforce development and research facilities, supporting economic growth and defence priorities.
The AN/ALR-56M provides broad-spectrum, long-range threat detection and adaptive filtering to isolate threat signals in dense signal environments.
A new production line at Patria's Halli facility in Jämsä, Finland, will manufacture 400 sets of landing gear doors for the F-35 global fleet.
The new level of computing power allows for additional aircraft capabilities while reducing pilot workload. It also adds advanced mission capabilities to the VMC such as JPALS and Auto Ground Collision Avoidance System.
The intention is to provide localisation of support which reduces turnaround time, lowers the spares pool, provides operational flexibility and increased aircraft availability.
The AN/ASQ-239 system for Block 4 Lightnings is designed and manufactured at BAE Systems' facilities in Manchester, New Hampshire and Nashua, New Hampshire.
Developed by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in collaboration with Calspan for the USAF test pilot school, the VISTA X-62A uses open systems architecture, and can mimic the performance characteristics of other aircraft.
The AN/APG-85 is an advanced multifunction sensor that will be compatible with all variants of the F-35 aircraft and will be capable of defeating current and projected adversarial air and surface threats.
IAI is scheduled to produce 811 pairs of F-35A wings, with a potential value of over $2 billion by 2034, and recently reopened the assembly lines for the F-16 wings, vertical fins and conformal fuel tanks.
Prior to reopening the F-16 wing and fin lines, IAI invested in modernising infrastructure, improving the work environment, and introducing new tools to produce fully compliant aerostructures.
The LMXT is produced as an A330 airliner at Airbus' Mobile, Alabama facility then fly to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics' Marietta, Georgia, for conversion into the tanker role.
PZL Mielec last manufactured jet powered aircraft more than 20 years ago. Now it will build the rear fuselage, centre fuselage, cockpit structure, cockpit side panel and forward equipment bay for all F-16s.
PPG created six sets of custom-designed ramp seals for the C-130J Super Hercules airlifter using its patented ambient reactive extrusion (ARE) technology. This is PPG's first commercial sale of 3D printed components.
Built in America by Americans, Lockheed Martin's contender for the US Air Force's future tanker requirements is an adaptation of the proven Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport.
Continuing demand for the F-16 has led to a resumption in production of wings by IAI, alongside those for the F-35 and T-38. Lockheed Martin is on the lookout for further expanded cooperation with Israel in the future.
The baseline version of the Viper Shield electronic warfare system is integrated into the aircraft fuselage, saving space for additional capability such as a fuel pod that could be attached externally.
Fastems' AutoSLC solution is based on a robotised system, which is equipped with a laser ablation scan head, designed to automatically remove primers and other protective coatings from F-35 wing components.
Multiple vendors have now been lined up to compete for up to $400 million in orders in support of the Skyborg Vanguard Program. BAE Systems has started work at its Endicott facility.
Elbit is involved in the Lockheed Martin F35's helmet mounted display systems, the development of the panoramic cockpit display, power amplifiers and 22 different structural assemblies.
The Carrier Variant of the F-35 needs foldable wings in order to fit into the ship's hangars. Avcorp assembles the outboard section, and reckons these are some of the more complex aircraft assemblies made in Canada.
The HUA valves Triumph manufactures for the F-35 program provide directional flow control for hydraulic systems that provide critical aircraft functions. Lockheed Martin is happy to continue buying.