Tag: Boeing
Best Supporting Actor
The electronic support mission performed by Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft is often overlooked. AEW and tactical datalinks expert Athanasios Chouliaras shared his thoughts...
Work Shadowing
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is planning a fleet expansion, and major upgrade, of its Beechcraft Shadow-R1 ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) aircraft.
The Shadow-R1...
The Burning Question
Etienne-Lacroix has announced it has commenced deliveries of its first serial production batch of LIR-120-A400M and LIR-121-A400M flares. These which will equip the Armée...
Boeing Pitches T-X at Le Bourget
David Oliver - The first of two prototypes of the tandem-seat single-engine Boeing T-X powered by a General Electric F404 afterburning turbofan, BTX-1 flew...
Boeing Receives Second U.S. Navy Contract for F/A-18 Service Life Modification
Boeing has received a one-year contract, which also includes a one-year option for 2020, to continue modernizing the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 fleet under the...
Sabena technics and Elbit Systems Partner on Promoting DIRCM Self-Protection Systems
Sabena technics and Elbit Systems join forces on the marketing and delivery of DIRCM self-protection solutions for military and VIP aircraft.
This joint effort...
MBDA Sees Strong Year Ahead
David Oliver - MBDA held its annual UK press conference in London on 20 March when CEO Antoine Bouvier, chief financial officer Peter Bols...
Winds of change in the Fighter market
Andrew Hunter - Very little stirs the blood in defence quite like a good fighter competition. Fighters are glamorous, eye-catching, and expensive. They are...
Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT™ Helicopter Achieves First Flight
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT™ helicopter achieved first flight 21 March at Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach, Fla., site. This revolutionary aircraft, developed by Sikorsky, a...
U.S. Government approves release of Boeing EA-18G Growler to Finland
Boeing and the U.S. Navy have received U.S. Department of Defense approval to offer the EA-18G Growler to Finland. Previously only Australia had been...
