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The United States Department of Defense recently authorised Pratt & Whitney to resume supplying F135 engines for the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. Immediately thereafter, the manufacturer was awarded an additional contract.
Bell Textron has announced that aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has joined the development of the next-generation convertible. The company supplies propulsion systems for the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft, among others, and is working on an engine for the next-generation aircraft.
A Japanese F-15J fighter did not want to take to the skies as Japan sounded the alarm over foreign aircraft near the country's borders. The aircraft decided to leave the airbase.
Lockheed Martin may soon have a new customer for its fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. Last year, Germany, Switzerland and several other European countries announced the purchase of the F-35. Now Romania has joined them.
The United States Air Force has signed a contract with Persistent Systems to provide perimeter security for silos housing intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads.
Oshkosh, as expected, has begun to sue the Pentagon after the light armoured vehicle contract was awarded to AM General. A decision will be made shortly.
The United States is actively working on hypersonic weapons for the Navy, Air Force and Army. President Joe Biden has signed a presidential decree that will accelerate the transition to the next level of jet technology.
The US company Lockheed Martin has finally resumed the inspection and acceptance flights of its fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. The planes have been in the hangar for almost three months.
The Royal Danish Air Force has begun preparations for the arrival of US fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters. The planes will be stationed at Fighter Wing Skrydstrup Air Base.
The other day we wrote that the UK had decided to double the number of Challenger 2 tanks to be transferred to Ukraine. As it turned out, the UK government has also decided to supply the Ukrainian armed forces with more AS-90 tanks.
The Spanish Air Force could receive more Eurofighter Typhoon fighters. But that depends on whether the current order is fulfilled on time.
Saudi Arabia has signed a declaration of intent to join the sixth generation fighter programme. The information was commented on by the British Ministry of Defence.
Lockheed Martin has become a new investor in the young company H3X Technologies. The start-up develops electric aircraft engines and has 17 employees.
Artificial intelligence will play a major role in future military conflicts. Chinese experts are already working on an invincible neural network that will control aircraft.
An E-3 Sentry inspection has brought Boeing's legendary long-range radar detection aircraft to a halt. Their tails may be falling off.
