Lockheed Martin Sanders is to supply its AAR-57 common missile-warning system (CMWS) for integration with GEC-Marconi Avionics' HIDAS defensive-aids system for the British Army's Westland/Boeing WAH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopters. The contract covers 58 shipsets, each with four passive ultra-violet sensors.
Source: Flight International
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.
Athens signed a long-sought letter of offer and acceptance with airframer Lockheed Martin covering 20 F-35 stealth fighters, with options for a further 20 jets.
The joint North American Aerospace Defense Command dispatched fighter aircraft from both the USA and Canada on 24 July to intercept a combined flight of bombers from Russia and China operating in international airspace around Alaska.
