by JVanDomelen | Aug 10, 2016 | Air, Featured, Satellite, Space
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA., August 10, 2016, — A new micro-size cryocooler from Lockheed Martin is enabling quick-startup infrared (IR) sensors for missile and sensor applications. Cryocoolers are standard components in IR-sensing platforms, from space observation...
by JVanDomelen | Aug 4, 2016 | Air, Featured, Rotary Wing, Unmanned
HOMESTEAD NATIONAL MONUMENT OF AMERICA, BEATRICE, NEBRASKA, August 3, 2016 — It’s a warm, sunny morning at the Homestead National Monument of America in southeastern Nebraska. A burn crew dressed in yellow and green flame-resistant clothing is about to set...
by JVanDomelen | Aug 4, 2016 | Air, Featured, Unmanned
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., Aug. 2, 2016 –Lockheed Martin’s Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor was successfully launched in an engineering demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The demonstration on Friday, July 29, was part of the U.S....
by JVanDomelen | Jul 13, 2016 | Air, Featured, Fixed Wing
FARBOROUGH, UK, July 12, 2016 — Day two closes on a healthy $59.7 billion of orders and commitments After adverse weather drew business to a close early yesterday, the Farnborough International Airshow closed on an upbeat note today with the F-35 making its...
by JVanDomelen | Jul 11, 2016 | Air, Featured, Fixed Wing
House of Representatives approves measures to halt sale of planes that could be adapted to military use. Source: US aircraft sales to Iran blocked by House, jeopardising $25bn Boeing deal | World news | The Guardian
by JVanDomelen | Jul 8, 2016 | Air, Featured, Fixed Wing
RAF FAIRFORD, UK, July 8, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, a $1.5 billion low rate initial production (LRIP) contract for the tenth lot of F135 propulsion systems to power all three variants...