The latest content updates from the airforce-technology.com web site http://www.airforce-technology.com/ en-us http://www.airforce-technology.com/ http://www.airforce-technology.com/content/images/logo_big.gif http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsrussia-to-deploy-sukhoi-t-50-air-launched-missiles-by-2014 http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsrussia-to-deploy-sukhoi-t-50-air-launched-missiles-by-2014 The Russian Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) has said that the development of advanced tactical air-launched missile systems for the Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter will be completed by 2014. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newscubic-to-supply-air-combat-trainer-for-usaf http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newscubic-to-supply-air-combat-trainer-for-usaf Cubic Defense Applications has received a contract modification for the supply of its P5 Combat Training System/Tactical Combat Training System (P5CTS/TCTS) to the US Air Force (USAF). Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsgd-to-support-f-35-lightning-ii-jsf-programme http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsgd-to-support-f-35-lightning-ii-jsf-programme General Dynamics (GD) has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to deliver more than two dozen GAU-22/A gun systems in support of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter (JSF). Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsusaf-orders-getac-b300-rugged-laptops http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsusaf-orders-getac-b300-rugged-laptops Getac has been awarded a contract for the supply of its Getac B300 fully rugged notebook computer to the US Air Force (USAF) as part of its quantum enterprise buy (QEB) programme. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsnorthrop-to-integrate-bacn-payloads-onboard-usaf-global-hawks http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsnorthrop-to-integrate-bacn-payloads-onboard-usaf-global-hawks Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) for the purchase and integration of two battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) payloads on two Block 20 Global Hawk aircraft to provide warfighters with essential informat… Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsindia-selects-dassault-rafale-fighter-jet http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsindia-selects-dassault-rafale-fighter-jet Dassault Aviation’s Rafale fighter jet has been selected by the Indian defence ministry as its new medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) in an estimated $10.2bn deal, which has yet to be signed. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsboeing-to-test-f-15se-fighter-jet-for-south-korea http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsboeing-to-test-f-15se-fighter-jet-for-south-korea Boeing is scheduled to conduct a series of ground, wind-tunnel and flight tests on new F-15 Silent Eagle (F-15SE) systems as part of South Korea's F-X III contract. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newscobham-to-supply-body-fuel-tanks-for-usaf-kc-46a-tanker http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newscobham-to-supply-body-fuel-tanks-for-usaf-kc-46a-tanker Cobham Mission Equipment has received a contract from Boeing to supply body fuel tanks in support of the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the US Air Force's (USAF) KC-46 tanker aircraft programme. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsindia-successfully-test-flies-lakshya-ii-pilotless-aircraft http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsindia-successfully-test-flies-lakshya-ii-pilotless-aircraft The Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has flight-tested the advanced pilotless target aircraft (PTA) Lakshya-II at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) near Balasore in Odisha, India. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/downloads/whitepapers/weaponry/fileair-power-trends-in-northeast-asia-implications-for-japan-and-the-us-japan-alliance/ http://www.airforce-technology.com/downloads/whitepapers/weaponry/fileair-power-trends-in-northeast-asia-implications-for-japan-and-the-us-japan-alliance/ The shifting balance of aerospace power in Northeast Asia has created an increasingly uncertain strategic environment for Japan, given China's growing military might, Russia's air power modernisation efforts and North Korea's combative actions to the… Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsusaf-to-scrap-northrop-global-hawk-drone-for-u-2-spy-plane http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsusaf-to-scrap-northrop-global-hawk-drone-for-u-2-spy-plane The US Air Force (USAF) has decided to scrap its plans to replace the Cold War-era U-2 spy planes with Northrop Grumman-built Block 30 high-altitude RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance planes, a government official and a defence analyst have revea… Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/ac-208-combat-caravan/ http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/ac-208-combat-caravan/ The AC-208 Combat Caravan is a light attack combat aircraft manufactured by the US-based aerospace and defence company Alliant Techsystems (ATK). Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:00:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newstelos-to-maintain-usaf-information-network http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newstelos-to-maintain-usaf-information-network Telos has accepted a task order from the US Air Force (USAF) for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force Information Network (AFIN), which supports the 561st Network Operations Squadron (561 NOS) of the 24th Air Force. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:05:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newslockheed-selects-lynxos-for-raf-awacs-aircraft http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newslockheed-selects-lynxos-for-raf-awacs-aircraft Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors Division (MS2) has selected the LynxOS real-time operating system (RTOS) and Luminosity integrated development environment (IDE) for integration into the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne … Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsboeing-to-supply-additional-jdam-kits-to-usaf http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsboeing-to-supply-additional-jdam-kits-to-usaf The US Air Force has awarded a $126m contract to Boeing for the supply of an additional 5,000 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsrussian-air-force-to-deploy-new-air-to-air-missile http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsrussian-air-force-to-deploy-new-air-to-air-missile The Russian Air Force will soon deploy an advanced tactical air-to-air missile designed to enhance its operational effectiveness, Air Force commander colonel general Alexander Zelin has revealed. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/kirtland-air-force-base/ http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/kirtland-air-force-base/ The Kirtland Air Force Base (Kirtland AFB) is spread over 52,223 acres (21,133ha) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the US. It is located about five miles east of Rio Grande. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsc4i-to-deliver-national-air-defence-system-for-rtaf http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsc4i-to-deliver-national-air-defence-system-for-rtaf C4i has received a contract modification for the delivery of its SwitchplusIP end-to-end Internet Protocol (IP) voice and data communications system to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF). Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:15:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsembraer-selects-sagem-hamilton-sundstrand-for-kc-390-aircraft http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsembraer-selects-sagem-hamilton-sundstrand-for-kc-390-aircraft Embraer Defense and Security has selected Sagem and Hamilton Sundstrand under two separate contracts to support the Brazilian Air Force's KC-390 tactical military transport and tanker aircraft. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:05:00 GMT http://www.airforce-technology.com/features/featureclosing-the-net-on-cyber-attacks-qa-with-former-pentagon-information-security-chief-robert-lentz/ http://www.airforce-technology.com/features/featureclosing-the-net-on-cyber-attacks-qa-with-former-pentagon-information-security-chief-robert-lentz/ Governments, the military and defence contractors are being targeted by increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Berenice Baker talks to Robert Lentz, the Pentagon's former Chief Information Security Officer, about the changing nature of these attac… Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT