Hughes Training, a unit of Hughes Electronics, has won a $9 million contract from the US Navy to design and build simulation equipment which will be used to train Lockheed Martin P-3C aircraft crews for anti-surface warfare and anti-submarine warfare missions.
Source: Flight International
Germany has awarded Qinetiq an Aerial Training Services contract to support its armed forces by operating a fleet of two turboprop-powered types.
Stockholm’s selection of a new-generation tactical airlifter will be a “political decision”, says Swedish air force chief Major General Jonas Wikman.
The January incident at Ellsworth AFB resulted in the destruction of the $450 million bomber and a rare quadruple ejection of the crew, who were attempting to execute an instrument landing during poor weather.
