A re-engining programme for as many as 42 converted Boeing 707s might be available to either CFM International or BMW Rolls-Royce if NATO goes ahead with a purchase of Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS aircraft.
Northrop Grumman, which is offering its JSTARS (Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System) to NATO, says there is a re-engining option attached to its offer. Current plans include re-engineering all 21 US JSTARS aircraft.
Source: Flight Daily News
Leonardo Helicopters has based its initial Proteus uncrewed technology demonstrator on the AW09 light-single, FlightGlobal can reveal.
GE Aerospace appears poised to develop a “revolutionary” new turboshaft engine for rotary-wing applications in a project with Airbus Helicopters.
GE Aerospace’s deliveries of Leap turbofans slowed significantly in the second quarter of 2024 due to lingering supply chain troubles, with the company’s chief executive describing the quarter as “disappointing”.
