Bids for the US Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) technology demonstration were submitted in late March. Northrop Grumman is one of four bidders - with Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Systems - and is proposing this flying wing design resembling its B-2 stealth bomber. Bidders are required to submit a concept of operations for a strike UCAV, a description of an operational system and a design for a demonstrator.
Source: Flight International
Embraer has signed its latest contract for the strong-selling C-390 tactical transport: a joint, nine-aircraft deal for NATO member the Netherlands and Austria.
The industrial partners behind the trinational Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) are making solid progress towards its next, key phase, according to senior officials speaking at the Farnborough air show.
After a nearly year-long pause, the Pentagon has begun accepting new F-35 fighters from Lockheed Martin, despite ongoing issues certificating the latest technical configuration of the stealth aircraft.
