Spain is to upgrade its Northrop F-5's to lead-in fighter trainer configuration with the selection of a vendor to upgrade 20 aircraft expected before year-end.
Boeing, Israel Aircraft Industries' Lahav division and Elbit Systems have bid for the contract. The Boeing and IAI packages are based on elements of a Northrop T-38 Talon upgrade for the USAF while Elbit's package is based on an F-5 upgrade for Singapore.
Source: Flight International
BAE Systems has detailed its progress in producing a supersonic demonstrator in support of the UK’s Future Combat Air System activity, with its critical design review completed and build work advancing.
One of the key supporting elements of the UK’s Future Combat Air System activity is starting to take shape, with 2Excel Aviation starting modification work on the Excalibur flight-test aircraft.
GE Aerospace will overhaul and upgrade the GEnx-2B engines that power the Boeing 747-8I aircraft that will be converted into the US Air Force’s Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC).
