July 23, 2024 | International, Aerospace
The move reflects the training needs to align pilot’s skills to the evolution dictated by modern multi-domain battlefields, combat air technology, and information management.
May 28, 2024 | International, Aerospace
Ukrainian forces are in line to receive some air-defense capabilities from Madrid, as Russian troops step up their attacks on population centers.
July 3, 2019 | International, Aerospace
Northrop Grumman has secured a contract to perform the technical upgrade of UH-1Y, AH-1Z and UH-60V mission computers for the US and Bahrain. The $104m indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) award will see Northrop Grumman deliver production, retrofit and spare units. Under the Foreign Military Sales Act, these units will be supplied for the US Marine Corps, the Defense Logistics Agency, and Bahrain's military. The company noted that by bringing together several mission computer customers, the contract will help deliver greater cost-efficiency while lowering the logistics footprint. The contract has the potential for placing task or delivery order awards up to the ceiling amount. Northrop Grumman is expected to complete the contract work in December 2023. Northrop Grumman land and avionics C4ISR vice-president James Conroy said: “Northrop Grumman's mission computer delivers mission-critical capability to the warfighter. The system provides improved situational understanding in the rapidly changing threat environment.” The mission computer manufactured by the firm can integrate advanced mission, weapons and video processing capabilities into a high-performance airborne computer. The computer's open architecture enables the centralised display and control of all integrated avionics system functions. These include aircraft performance and flight instruments, on-board sensor and survivability displays, in addition to improved situational awareness and health monitoring information. Furthermore, the mission computer is capable of providing improved capability, commonality, reliability and maintainability to the warfighter. Northrop Grumman will supply up to 503 technical refresh mission computers for the three helicopter models. In 2017, The US Marine Corps fielded the Northrop Grumman's Tech Refresh Mission Computer (TRMC) for the first time on the UH‑1Y and AH-1Z helicopters. Equipment was deployed under the H-1 Upgrade programme that involved replacing the UH-1N and AH-1W helicopters with revamped aircraft. https://www.naval-technology.com/news/northrop-to-upgrade-aircraft-mission-computers-for-us-and-bahrain/
November 27, 2020 | International, Aerospace
(Boursier.com) — La Bundeswehr allemande a commandé 31 hélicoptères NH90 (Sea Tiger), pour les opérations navales de la marine allemande. Nathalie Tarnaud-Laude (Présidente de NHI) et Giorgio Gomma (Directeur général de l'Agence OTAN de gestion des hélicoptères ; NAHEMA) ont signé ce contrat le 26 novembre, au nom de l'Office fédéral de l'équipement, des technologies de l'information et du soutien en service des forces armées allemandes (BAAINBw). Ces hélicoptères remplaceront la flotte Sea Lynx Mk88A de la marine allemande, entrée en service en 1981. La Bundeswehr a déjà commandé 18 hélicoptères de transport naval NH90 Sea Lion, dont 7 ont déjà été livrés. Rappelons que 100 hélicoptères NH90 ont déjà été livrés à 6 pays différents, et ont effectué plus de 70.000 heures de vol dans le cadre d'opérations de recherche et de sauvetage, humanitaires et militaires. Actuellement, 430 hélicoptères NH90 sont en service dans le monde et totalisent plus de 270.000 heures de vol. https://www.boursier.com/actions/actualites/news/airbus-group-la-bundeswehr-commande-31-helicopteres-nh90-836835.html