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Mar- 2024 -

14 March

Air

India-Made Tejas Plane Crashes, Pilot Survives

An Indian Air Force plane has crashed during an operational training sortie in Northern India. No individuals were injured.

14 March

Land

A DIRT Bag 6090 maintainer fabricated enclosure kit, or MFEK, is set up for an on-aircraft demonstration of a structural repair in a hangar at a Marine Corps Air Station facility in July 2022. A MFEK is a pre-fabricated walk-in enclosure that rapidly enables maintainers to perform sustainment on the Air Force’s current fleet of combat aircraft in a controlled, dust- and debris-free environment that works the same way for every maintainer, every time. The enclosure is comprised of durable, transparent panels and a lightweight, reconfigurable frame made of telescoping poles, and is scalable and reconfigurable from 54” up to 90”. AFWERX, the DAF’s innovation arm and a functional directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, funded the design, development and successful flightline testing of Cornerstone Research Group’s DIRT Bag DB-6090, which will be sold alongside the smaller DIRT Bag DB-2424 model previously developed under an AFRL Small Business Innovation Research program. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Extends Development of Aircraft Repair Tents

Cornerstone Research Group has secured a contract to extend maintainer-fabricated enclosure kit development for the US Air Force.

13 March

Air

A Qatar Emiri Air Force Rafale fighter aircraft flies above Qatar, after receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker Dec. 31, 2020. This event built familiarity with the air-to-air refueling process with both air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes)

Rojoef Manuel

Safran Receives Support Contract for Qatari Rafale Engines

French aerospace company Safran has secured a contract to provide support for Qatar’s Rafale fighter jet engines.

13 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

US OKs F-35 Full-Rate Production After 5-Year Delay

The US Department of Defense has approved the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to enter full-rate production after a five-year delay.

11 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

F-35A First 5th-Gen Fighter Jet Authorized to Carry Nukes

Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft has received authorization to carry nuclear bombs.

11 March

Land

CC-330 Husky strategic tanker/transport aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

Canada to Upgrade Trenton Base for CC-330 Husky Transport Fleet

Canada has announced an investment to modernize the Trenton base which will house the country’s new CC-330 Husky aircraft fleet.

1 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

Boeing Wins $3.4B P-8A Poseidon Contract for Canada, Germany

Boeing has received a $3.4-billion contract to manufacture 17 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for Canada and Germany.

Feb- 2024 -

28 February

Air

Joe Saballa

UK Seeks Proposals for $1.3B New Medium Helicopter Program

The UK Ministry of Defence is now accepting bids for its $1.3-billion New Medium Helicopter program.

27 February

Air

A C-130 Hercules flies over a sandy plains. The plane is colored gray, with a yellow stripe on its tail. It has "US AIR FORCE" painted on its side in black, as well as "WYOMING AIR GUARD", below its wing. The background is the landscape; a wide stretch of land occupies most of the space, with green grass and yellow-white sands scattered evenly. Over the horizon, a mountain range is seen. Some of its peaks are snowy and white. The sky above is full of thin, long clouds.

Rojoef Manuel

Philippine Air Force Receives C-130H Cargo Plane From US

The US has delivered a C-130H Hercules transport aircraft to the Philippine Air Force as part of the Excess Defense Articles program.

23 February

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Slovenia Receives New Air Combat Training Module From QinetiQ

British defense company QinetiQ has handed over a new Air Combat Training module to the Slovenian Armed Forces.

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