The fourth Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22, Raptor 4004, flew for the first time on 15 November. The aircraft has the initial Block 1.2 avionics software. Raptor 4005 is scheduled to fly in December with the Block 3.0 software which will allow flight testing of multi-sensor fusion for the first time.
Source: Flight International
Boeing has been awarded a $16.8 million contract to update the capabilities its KC-46A tanker for the US Air Force.
Comac has brought models of the stretched and high-altitude variants of its C919 single-aisle for the first time at this year’s Farnborough air show, while also revealing the seat-map for the in-development C929 widebody.
Boeing and the US Air Force (USAF) have agreed pricing terms for a prototype batch of two E-7 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, while a UK Royal Air Force (RAF) programme to field three of the same type continues to advance. The airframer has been conducting work in ...
