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Boeing seeks to increase the engine power of its 737 aircraft over the coming years as it looks to replace the U.S. Air Force‘s joint surveillance target attack radar system aircraft, Defense News reported Monday. Aaron Mehta writes that Boeing has determined that the 737 airframe requires a 10-member crew, an extra seat and two pilots to fulfill operational demands […] More

Lockheed Martin has demonstrated its live, virtual and constructive training platform at the company’s aeronautics facility in Fort Worth, Texas. An F-16 pilot collaborated with a pilot that flew as a wingman in a ground-based F-16 simulator to engage simulated targets and counter simulated ground surface missiles in real time, Lockheed said Monday. “LVC is the future of effective training for operational […] More

Lockheed Martin has completed a series of initial flight tests on its new beam control turret designed to provide military aircraft with a 360-degree coverage area to engage missiles or other aircraft with laser weapons. The company said Monday it worked with the University of Notre Dame and the Air Force Research Laboratory to demonstrate the functions of the Aero-adaptive Aero-optic Beam Control turret, which was […] More

A General Dynamics subsidiary has started work on a five-tanker contract for American Petroleum Tankers with a steel-cutting ceremony held in San Diego last week. The first of the tankers, the APT-1, is 610 feet long with a load limit of 330,000 barrels of cargo, General Dynamics said Friday. “Today’s start of construction ceremony signifies our […] More

Raytheon has started to build the TALON laser guided rocket for the United Arab Emirates under a $117 million contract it holds with Tawazun. The company will also provide logistics and training services for the integration of the TALON system into the UAE Armed Forces, Raytheon said Monday. “Full rate production of the TALON LGR is […] More