Racal is to equip UK Royal Air Force Boeing Sentry AEW1s with the Airborne Mission Support System (AMSS) as part of an urgent operational requirement. The AMSS will allow air tasking order and airspace co-ordination order messages to be passed from the ground to an airborne Sentry, updating key elements of the tactical air picture.
Source: Flight International
One of the Royal Bahraini Air Force’s (RBAF’s) new Bell 505 training helicopters is making the type’s debut appearance at the show, within the static display.
Manama’s strengthened military capability is proudly on display at the Bahrain air show, with its air force’s newest and most capable-ever combat aircraft to take a starring role.
The rotorcraft manufacturer says its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) tiltrotor will be the first major Pentagon procurement programme to incorporate features designed to reduce the cost and time needed to incorporate potential new capabilities.
