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F119 sustainment contract
Military Aviation

Pratt & Whitney Awarded $1.5 Billion Contract to Support the F-22’s Engine

Pratt & Whitney secured a three-year contract to sustain the F119 engines which power the U.S. Air Force's F-22 fleet. Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a $1.5 billion contract…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
February 22, 2025
B61-12 Production Completion
Weapons

Sandia National Laboratories Confirm B61-12’s Production Completion and Switch to Sustainment

Sandia National Laboratories will produce spare components until 2026, which it targets for the final closeout activities, while the National Nuclear Security Administration is now looking at the development and…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
February 22, 2025
NGAP Detailed Design Review
Military Aviation

Pratt & Whitney and General Electric Complete Detailed Design Review for Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion

P&W and GE successfully passed the Detailed Design Review of their offerings for the U.S. Air Force’s next generation NGAP engine, expected to power the NGAD manned fighter. Pratt &…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
February 22, 2025
F-35 Su-35
Russia

NORAD Releases Photos of U.S. F-35s Intercepting Russian Tu-95s and Armed Su-35s Off Alaska

The Russian "package," which included armed Su-35 Flanker-E fighters, was intercepted on two consecutive days in international airspace west of Alaska. On Feb. 18, 2025 the North American Aerospace Defense…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 22, 2025
Helicopters

Initial Operating Capability Declared for Australia’s UH-60M Black Hawks

Fifteen months after the Black Hawks entered service to replace the troubled MRH-90 Taipan, the Australian Army declared initial operating capability (IOC) with the Sikorsky UH-60M. To date, 12 airframes…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
February 21, 2025
129th RQW HH-60W Delivery
Helicopters

California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing Begins Transition to the HH-60W

The 129th RQW, located at Moffett ANG Base, Mountain View, has now received the first two new HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters to replace its current HH-60G Pave Hawks, with…

Rin Sakurai Rin Sakurai
February 21, 2025
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