May 21, 2010 Military Aviation News

Panel fattens Navy order for F/A-18 fighter jets

05/21/2010

The House Armed Services Committee late Wednesday added eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft carrier-based fighter jets to the fiscal 2011 defense authorization bill shortly before the panel unanimously approved the measure, 59-0.

Saab Awards AAI $31.4 Million to Provide Combat-Proven Shadow Tactical UAS for the Swedish Armed Forces

05/21/2010

AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that Sweden's lead system integrator, Saab AB (publ), has selected AAI's Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) for use by the Swedish armed forces.

Alternate Lockheed F-35 Lightning II Engine Receives Funding

05/21/2010

The F-35 Lighting II fighter jet will see further development of the F136 engine manufactured by GE/Rolls-Royce, as Pratt & Whitney has received criticism for its F135 development issues.

Lockheed Martin Awarded $40 Million Contract To Deliver Additional SniperĀ® Advanced Targeting Pods

05/21/2010

Lockheed Martin has signed a $40 million foreign military sales contract to deliver Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) to the Royal Saudi Air Force. This is the second Sniper ATP purchase in a multi-year precision sensor modernization program to improve precision targeting, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability of Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S aircraft.

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