Month: November 2018

Lockheed Martin awarded Legion Pod LRIP contract

Posted on November 28, 2018 by alert5

Boeing has given Lockheed Martin two contracts: first is a 28-month Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract for the Legion Pod and a Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) for 19 Legion Pods.

Photo: Lockheed Martin

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Japan intends to buy 100 more F-35s

Posted on November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 by alert5

The Nikkei says Japan’s government intends to buy another 100 F-35 fighters to replace the F-15.

The first operational Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A taxis during an arrival ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 26, 2018. The aircraft is a high-performance, multirole aircraft with advanced electronics designed to heighten situational awareness and distribute more information to pilots than any other fighter aircraft, giving operators a critical advantage over adversaries. Japan is one of 12 countries to purchase the F-35A in efforts to maximize air superiority. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)

KAI to rollout LAH next month

Posted on November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 by alert5

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) will unveil its prototype Light Armed Helicopter (LAH), based on the Airbus H155, next month.

Graphic: KAI
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Egypt cleared to buy 10 AH-64Es

Posted on November 28, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. government has cleared a potential Foreign Military Sale to Egypt of 10 AH-64E attack helicopters.

Pacific Aviation Museum [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Japan to revise National Defense Program Guidelines to convert JS Izumo into aircraft carrier

Posted on November 28, 2018 by alert5

Japan is taking another step towards converting JS Izumo into an aircraft carrier. Media outlets are reporting that Tokyo intends to revise the National Defense Program Guidelines next month to allow the helicopter destroyer to be converted to operated fixed-wing aircraft.

By Kaijō Jieitai （海上自衛隊 / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force） (http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/jmp/201612.html) [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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