Evans & Sutherland has won a competition to supply image generators for Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) synthetic training devices, said industry sources at last week’s ITEC exhibition in London. E&S officials have refused to confirm whether the company will provide the first batch of equipment to support the JSF’s production and sustainment phase, but confirm: “A selection has been made.”
Source: Flight International
Ottawa will station a portion of its new Airbus A330-based aerial refuelling fleet at Edmonton International airport in Alberta province, expanding upon the existing tanker base in Trenton, Ontario.
The twin-engined turboprop is replacing the aged Beechcraft T-44C used by the navy as a training platform for multi-engined and tiltrotor pilot candidates.
Lockheed Martin F-35C fighters from the US Marine Corps took part in recent US strikes against targets in Yemen, marking the first known combat flight for the carrier-based variant of the stealth fighter.
