The US Navy is planning to select Israel's Elta as the source provider of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) reconnaissance pod for its Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighters. The EL/M-2060P comes in a standard 1,140litre (300 USgal) drop tank.
Source: Flight International
A repeat star of the Farnborough air show is back in new-look guise, as the three-nation Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) continues its progress towards service entry in 2035.
MBDA is on target to add an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven collaborative capability to its precision-guided weapons range, and has named the developmental Spear missile as the first to benefit.
Lockheed Martin believes it could attract orders for potentially another 300 F-16s, with prospective buyers for new-build jets currently including the Philippines, Thailand and Turkey.
