Elbit proveerá de sistemas para MPA

Elbit Systems se adjudicó un contrato de 114 millones de dólares con un país de Asia y el Pacífico para aeronaves de patrulla de largo alcance

Patrulla marítima Leonardo ATR-72MP-600 (foto: Andrea Ferino)

Haifa, Israel – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT y TASE: ESLT) anunciaron que se adjudicó un contrato por valor de aproximadamente 114 millones de dólares con un país de Asia y el Pacífico para suministrar dos aviones de patrulla de largo alcance (LRPA) equipados con un conjunto de misiones completo y avanzado. El contrato se llevará a cabo durante un período de cinco años.

Los dos aviones LRPA se basarán en el nuevo ATR 72-600 y Elbit Systems integrará en cada avión un conjunto de misiones que incluye un sistema de gestión de misiones, electroóptica, radar, SIGINT, comunicación y más.

Yoram Shmuely, gerente general de Elbit Systems Aerospace: “Elbit Systems ha estado suministrando aeronaves para misiones especiales a varios países del mundo durante más de una década para necesidades operativas gubernamentales o de defensa. Este contrato amplía la gama de plataformas y soluciones que ofrecemos a nuestros clientes, aprovechando la vasta experiencia operativa y las tecnologías y capacidades internas. Estamos orgullosos de ofrecer soluciones avanzadas a nuestros clientes".

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Flota de Spartan australianos listos para actualización de aviónica

C-27J Spartan Fleet listo para recibir actualización de aviónica

C-27J Spartan de la RAAF (foto: RAAF)

El gobierno australiano ha firmado un contrato de adquisición de actualización de aviónica de la Commonwealth para la flota de ala fija táctica ligera C-27J Spartan.

El contrato de $70 millones con Leonardo dará como resultado el reemplazo y la actualización de la capacidad de radio existente, mejorando aún más la seguridad general y la idoneidad de la plataforma C-27J.

El jefe de la División de Sistemas Aeroespaciales, Air Vice-Marshal (AVM) Leon Phillips dijo que el C-27J Spartan era una capacidad importante para la Real Fuerza Aérea Australiana (RAAF).

“Operado por el No. 35, la flota C-27J Spartan brinda transporte esencial y entrega aérea de pasajeros, tropas y carga, apoyo a misiones de búsqueda y rescate y evacuación aeromédica en nuestra región”, dijo AVM Leon Phillips.

“La actualización de la función de radio criptográfica de la plataforma C-27J garantizará la disponibilidad continua de comunicaciones seguras, incluida la interoperabilidad con socios estratégicos clave y redes de inteligencia, y una mayor seguridad general para nuestro personal de la Fuerza de Defensa de Australia”.

Leonardo fue seleccionado para llevar a cabo la actualización como contratista principal y fabricante original del Spartan. Poseen conocimientos especializados y la experiencia necesaria para realizar estas modificaciones importantes en la aeronave.

No. El personal del Escuadrón 35 y Northrop Grumman modificará el C-27J como parte del mantenimiento de rutina.

La actualización de Commonwealth Avionics comenzará en septiembre de 2023 en RAAF Base Amberley y se completará en 2026.

Ministerio de defensa de Australia 

 

Dispositivos miniaturizados del F-35 producidos en Australia serán provistos a Noruega

Australia to Export Sensor for Joint Strike Missile to Norway

Miniaturised defence technologies designed and developed in Australia will be sold to Norway’s Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (photo : BAE Systems)

Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has placed a Purchase Order with BAE Systems Australia for an initial batch of Passive Radio Frequency Sensors for the Joint Strike Missile (JSM).

The order is the first Full Rate Production order of the sensors and is part of a broader co-operation agreement that KONGSBERG and BAE Systems Australia have been successfully operating under for the past five years.

Following initial funding by the Australian Government, KONGSBERG and BAE Systems Australia have continued to invest in the qualification and integration of the Australian sensor into the JSM, providing additional capability to the fifth-generation, long-range, precision-guided, stand-off missile system.

The order follows a set of flight trials that demonstrated the successful integration of the electronic systems into the missile.

KONGSBERG’s JSM is highly effective against maritime and land targets, and is the only anti-ship cruise missile that can be carried internally within the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

The Australian designed technology was originally developed with the support of the Australian Governments Priority Industry Capability Program. Under this Defence-funded program BAE Systems Australia received a grant in 2013 to help commercialise this innovative technology.

BAE Systems

Elbit añade equipos al F-35

Elbit Systems to supply additional complex composite structural assemblies for F-35

Air Recognition

Elbit Systems announced on Sept. 14 that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Elbit Systems – Cyclone Ltd., was awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin for the manufacture of assemblies for Forward Equipment Bay assemblies for the F-35. The contract is in an amount that is not material to Elbit Systems and will be performed over a period of four-years.

The contract calls for Elbit Systems to supply assemblies for the F-35’s Forward Equipment Bay (Picture source: Lockheed Martin)

The contract calls for Elbit Systems to supply assemblies for the F-35’s Forward Equipment Bay – made from composite materials and the associated structures – for all F-35 aircraft variants. Elbit Systems will deliver more than 1,400 components to Lockheed Martin during the contract period. The decision by Lockheed Martin comes as a result of Elbit Systems successful performance on the production of other composite structures for the F-35 program.

This award further expands Elbit Systems work on the F-35, which includes the helmet mounted display systems, the development of the panoramic cockpit display, power amplifiers and 22 different structural assemblies.

Elbit proveerá de HUD al KF-X

Elbit Systems Awarded $43 Million Contract to Equip KF-X in Development with TF/TA Systems

The Head-Up Display view of the TF/TA system (photo: Elbit Systems)

Elbit Systems Awarded $43 Million Contract to Equip Next-Gen Korean Fighter Jets in Development with TF/TA Systems

Haifa, Israel – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT, TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems”) announced today that it was awarded a $43 million contract from Hanwha Systems Co. Ltd. (272210:Korea SE) to equip the Next Generation Korean fighter jets in development, with embedded Terrain Following-Terrain Avoidance (TF/TA) systems. The contract will be performed over a six-year period.

Embedding Elbit Systems’ TF/TA solution enables fighter jets to fly and maneuver safely at low-altitudes, in zero visibility and harsh weather conditions (Instrument Meteorological Conditions), thereby enhancing their capability to operate undetected in hostile territory. Interfacing with the autopilot system, the TF/TA system to be supplied fuses data from a range of onboard sensors and a digital terrain elevation data base, together with flight performance characteristics, enabling the aircraft to maintain optimal altitude throughout the mission.

Yoram Shmuely, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Elbit Systems Aerospace Division, said: “We are proud to be in a position to increase the capabilities of Air Forces through joint development with Hanwha Systems Co. Ltd.“.

Elbit Systems

Vietnam produce un pequeño equipo para el Su-30MK2

Vietnam Produces Special Equipment for Su-30MK2

The Su-30MK2 pre-flight data and flight equipment was built by the PK-KQ Academy for the training and education of the institute.

This initiative was conducted by the staff of the Air-Defense Academy to research, design, manufacture, serve effectively the training at the academy.

On the Su-30MK2 , there is a communications unit used to perform telephone and code radio communications, between aircraft and aircraft and between ground and ground operations; Voice communication between pilot with pilot and pilot with ground staff.

The pre-flight data loading and pre-flight checklist, manufactured in the Russian Federation, is now being fitted to the Air Force's Air Defense Corps (PK- KQ).

The device has the function of charging, checking data, checking the working capacity of the Su-30MK2. However, this device has not been equipped for PK-KQ Academy, while the academy is tasked to promote the deployment of teaching new weapons, weapons and improvements.

Based on this fact, staff of PK-KQ Research Institute has researched, designed the data loading device and pre-flight test VN-12-DLA, which functions as a replacement for actual equipment, use to teach the practice to aviation engineers at the academy.

In addition to the equivalent of equipment from your country, the equipment built by the PK-KQ Institute is capable of teaching, learning and practicing all the work of ground technicians. During data loading flight for the Su-30MK2.

In addition, this device has several advantages such as: compact structure; Modular design, convenient for maintenance, upgrades, repairs; high reliability; works in wide source range; Equipped with standard USB port for working with computer simulator.

This is the initiative of Lieutenant Ha Van Le, lecturer of Aircraft Engineering Faculty (PK-KQ Academy), was awarded 3rd prize in 2017.

Soha

Empresa tandilense moderniza Dauphin uruguayo

Argentina moderniza a Dauphin uruguayo

La empresa argentina REDIMEC, de Tandil (provincia de Buenos Aires) está modernizando un helicóptero Airbus AS365N2 Dauphin (matrícula FAU092, c / n 6416) del Escuadrón Aéreo Nº 5, de la Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya (FAU), visto en la foto de la propia REDIMEC. Se están instalando nuevos sistemas de comunicación, de navegación (GPS) y otros equipos. (Juan Carlos Cicalesi)

Seguranca e Defesa

Filipinas: USA dona módulo SABIR para convertir a los C-130 en MPA

US Donated SABIR for Maritime Patrol

PH Air Force turns one of its C-130 cargo planes into a proper maritime patrol aircraft with the acquisition of Special Airborne Mission Installation and Response (Sabir) system from the US. (photo : Inquirer)

'SABIR' to help in PH patrol of vast maritime territories

MANILA -- The US-donated "Special Airborne Mission Installation and Response System" (SABIR) will be used by the country in patrolling its vast maritime territories.

This was bared by Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana during the ceremonial acceptance, blessing and turned over of the above-mentioned equipment at the 250th Presidential Airlift Wing Fixed Hangar, Villamor Air Base, Pasay City Tuesday.

"(SABIR will be used) for patrolling the West Philippine Sea, Philippine Rise and the Sulu Sea," he added.

The DND chief said that this equipment will help address the country's surveillance gap and aid in the surveying of areas devastated by weather disturbances.

"Also, we can use this for surveying devastated areas by typhoons, before and after, so that we can assess the damages," he added.

Lorenzana, however, clarified that the equipment will not be used everyday as other assets with ISR (intelligence, surveillance and recon) capabilities like the ScanEagles, Cessna 208Bs and TC-90s are also available.

"I don't know if we will get some more but I think we only use this once in a while, maybe it's not everyday we'll use this because we have other assets like the (ScanEagle) drone, we have the (Cessna 208B) Caravan also and then we have the TC-90s of the Navy," he added.

SABIR is a "bolt-on, bolt-off" avionics module for the Lockheed C-130 "Hercules" cargo plane which served as the Philippine Air Force's main intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system.

Installation of the above-mentioned equipment will upgrade the aircraft with advanced command-and-control, communications, computer, and surveillance capabilities without sacrificing the C-130's primary function as a cargo plane.

Its equipment, training and transfer cost is worth PHP807 million.

The SABIR donation is part of the US Southeast Asia Maritime Security initiatives and granted to the PAF to beef up its maritime domain awareness, airborne command-and-control, counter-terrorism, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities.

SABIR will be operated by the PAF's 300th Air Intelligence and Security Wing.

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Airbus y DSTA colaborarán en servicios digitales para aeronaves militares

Airbus and DSTA to Co-Develop Digital Services for Military Aircraft

A330 MRTT Singapore Air Force

Farnborough – Airbus and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) have agreed details of the first initiative under their recently announced digital technology collaboration – the development of 3D-printing of spare parts to be initially trialled on Singapore’s new fleet of A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (A330-MRTT) aircraft.

Under the terms of an implementation agreement signed at the Farnborough Airshow, Airbus Defence and Space will support DSTA in designing and certifying parts produced by additive manufacturing for the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) aircraft.

Head of Military Aircraft Services at Airbus Defence and Space, Stephan Miegel, said: “It is absolutely clear that digitalisation represents the future of military aircraft services and we are now at a point where we can begin to explore the most promising techniques on operational fleets. We greatly appreciate the innovative approach of DSTA in going on this journey with us.

“Following this first agreement on 3D-printing, we have further agreed to collaborate on data analytics for predictive maintenance. The collaboration will add on to the development of Airbus’s new SmartForce suite of maintenance data analytics launched at Farnborough.”

SmartForce is a suite of services to enable operators to exploit aircraft data to improve troubleshooting, optimize maintenance effort, predict maintenance actions and plan smartly for material demand.

The RSAF has acquired the A330 MRTT and the first aircraft will be delivered to Singapore in the coming months.

Airbus Defence

Aviónica para el KF-X

UTC to Supply KF-X with Integrated Environmental Unit

KFX fighter 

UTC Aerospace Systems will provide several key components for the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-X advanced multirole fighter jet.

UTAS will provide the fighter’s environmental control system, which includes air conditioning, bleed air control, and cabin pressurisation and liquid cooling. It will also supply the KF-X with air turbine starters and flow control valves.

The company says that the environmental control system has been designed to incorporate the key components of the air conditioning and liquid cooling into a single pack.

Such an integrated design, UTAS explains, will help "reduce weight by eliminating the need for ducts and connectivity between distributed components" and saves space.

UTAS already provides the environmental control system, air turbine starter and airframe mounted accessory drive for KAI’s T-50 trainer, along with multiple systems for the TA-50 and FA-50 light attack variants.

KAI has said that it aims to manufacture more than 100 KF-X fighters for the Republic of Korea Air Force. Deliveries are expected to commence in the mid-2020s.

"Our state-of-the-art technology will help maximise the performance of this new aircraft, and we are positioned to offer additional system opportunities to further enhance its competitiveness. We look forward to supporting the KF-X programme in the years ahead,” says Tim White, president of UTAS' electric, environmental and engine systems division.

Flight Global

Tailandia selecciona aviónica para sus Golden Eagle

MTS-209 Selected to Support Thailand T-50 Trainer Aircraft
Marvin Test

MTS-209 Common Armament Test Set 

Irvine, CA. – Marvin Test Solutions’ MTS-209 Common Armament Test Set has been selected by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) as part of the support package for a group of T-50TH aircraft purchased by the Thai Air Force in 2015 and slated for delivery in the next 24 months. The new aircraft will replace aging L-39 Albatros trainers.

The T-50 “Golden Eagle” was jointly developed by KAI and Lockheed Martin as a multi-role trainer and has several variants, including a light combat aircraft, capable of supersonic speeds.

Artist's impression on T-50TH 

The MTS-209 (also referred-to as the Stores Suspension Unit Tester, or SSUT) is a state-of-the-art portable test set for various armament systems used on the F-16, F-15, F-18, T-50, TA-50, FA-50, Hawk and additional aircraft, supporting a wide range of Alternate Mission Equipment (AME) including missile launchers, aircraft pylons, and bomb racks. Based on the proven MTS-207 Rugged Field Test, the MTS-209 combines the test capabilities of an I-Level (backshop) test set in a compact, rugged, flightline-qualified enclosure. The test set’s modular design simplifies logistics, and its flexible, scalable PXI architecture enables future upgradeability to match evolving test requirements.

SAAB provee equipos a los malayos

Saab To Supply ESP System To RMAF



SAAB electronic surveillance payload for UAV 

SINGAPORE (Bernama) -- Defence and security company Saab has received a letter of award from the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) for the supply of an electronic surveillance payload (ESP) system.

In a statement, Saab said the system would be used for training at Malaysia's Electronic Warfare Support Centre.




It said the award would not only strengthen Saab ties with the RMAF but also signified its long-term commitment to Malaysia.

Head of Saab in Malaysia Thomas Linden said the system would enable the RMAF to enhance its electronic warfare competence and capability.

Saab provides world-leading products, services and solutions in military defence and civil security.

Bernama