17. Switzerland Finishes Hornet Avionics Upgrade Work
Aviation Week, February 1, 2023 -- Switzerland has completed a series of avionics upgrades for its McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets to keep the type in service until 2030. …
18. Turkish Air Force tanker modernisation effort completed ahead of schedule
Shephard-Air Warfare, February 2, 2023 -- US contractor Field Aerospace has finished upgrading the Turkish Air Force's Boeing KC-135R tanker fleet flight decks to Block 45 configuration. …
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19. Aurora Joins Design Competition For DARPA Liberty Lifter
Aviation Week, February 1, 2023 -- Aurora Flight Sciences has revealed an eight-propulsor, monohull design for the DARPA Liberty Lifter program, which aims to demonstrate a C-17-size, wing-in-ground effect strategic lifter. …
20. Bell’s 360 Invictus Readies For Flight But Still Has No Engine
The Drive, February 1, 2023 -- Fortunately for Bell, GE has supplied a 3D printed model of the engine. …
21. Boeing Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile guidance subsystem support Contract Award
Defense.gov, February 1, 2023 -- The Boeing Co., Hill Air Force Base, Utah, was awarded a $1,615,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for guidance subsystem support. …
22. Curtiss-Wright Awarded Contract to Provide Actuation Technology Supporting Dynetics’ Enduring Shield Ground-Based Launcher System for the U.S. Army
February 1, 2023 -- DAVIDSON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Curtiss-Wright Corporation today announced that it has been awarded a contract to support the new Enduring Shield platform from Dynetics, a Leidos company, to meet the U.S. Army’s cruise missile defense needs. …
23. DARPA Awards Contracts for Long-Range ‘Liberty Lifter’ Flying Boat Design
USNI News, February 1, 2023 -- The Pentagon’s emerging technologies research arm awarded two aviation companies contracts to develop seaplanes that would fly less than 100 feet off the ground and carry 90 tons of cargo more than 6,500 nautical miles, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. …
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