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US turns to data analytics to solve B-1, C-5 maintenance challenges 2018 - 09 - 25 - www.defensenews.com

The U.S. Air Force is making changes to — which is a drive toward what most the way it sustains the B-1B Lancer everyone right now is saying is the right bomber and C-5 Super Galaxy cargo way to manage fleet sustainment, which plane, moving to a maintenance is through condition-based maintenance approach that will allow it to use data and data analytics,‖ he said. ―So we‘re analytics to predict problems, the acting trying to bring that on.‖ The approach — head of Air Force Materiel Command which involves using algorithms to predict said. Both the B-1 and C-5 fleets the need for repairs rather than waiting transitioned to a conditions-based for a part to break — is a standard maintenance model last month, Lt. Gen. practice in the commercial airline industry Robert McMurry, commander of the Air to help reduce maintenance-related Force Life Cycle Management Center, delays or cancellations, but has been told Defense News in a Sept. 18 less common in the Air Force. AFMC interview. ―Given the aging fleet situation determined it needed to make a greater that we have, we probably need to be push toward conditions-based using data better to take care of it maintenance as a result of servicewide... Lire la suite

APPELS D‘OFFRES

Overhaul of TB3-117BM engine for Mi-17 2018 - 09 - 24 - www.airforce.lk

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C130 Aircraft Spares 2018 - 09 - 21 - www.gebiz.gov.sg

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L’étude, la réalisation et la fourniture de coffret autonome liaison 22 et mids au profit de l’AIA CP 2018 - 09 - 20 - www.boamp.fr

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Overhaul of M/R blade for 2018 - 09 - 20 - www.airforce.lk

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Procurement Of Spares For IL-Series Aircraft 2018 - 09 - 19 - eprocure.gov.in

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Procurement Of Spares For SU-30 Aircraft 2018 - 09 - 19 - eprocure.gov.in

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Supply of spare parts for SH-3D 2018 - 09 - 19 - contrataciondelestado.es

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Delivery and installation of spare parts for helicopters Mi-17 2018 - 09 - 18 - ted.europa.eu

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Spares For MI-Series Helicopters 2018 - 09 - 18 - eprocure.gov.in

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T56 Series 3.5 Upgrade Kits for C-130H 2018 - 09 - 18 - eportal.nspa.nato.int

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Supply of spare parts and scheduled inspections of Navy helicopters 2018 - 09 - 18 - ted.europa.eu

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Supply of tires for aircraft and helicopters 2018 - 09 - 15 - ted.europa.eu

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Upgrading / Replacing existing Airborne Surveillance Equipment of 3 Reims-Cessna 406 Airplanes and 3 helicopters AS365N3 2018 - 09 - 13 - ted.europa.eu

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ACTUALITES

Raytheon pitches USAF U.S. approves ’s on F-35A auto-landing purchase of used system fighter jets – 2018 - 09 - 20 - deal to be completed by www.flightglobal.com end of year 2018 - 09 - 24 - nationalpost.com

After successfully integrating its Joint The U.S. government has approved Precision Approach and Landing Canada‘s purchase of used F-18 System (JPALS) on F-35B fighters fighter jets from Australia, paving the and a growing number of US Navy way for the deal to be completed by aircraft carriers and amphibious the end of the year. The sign-off from assault ships, Raytheon is pitching a the Americans was needed because modified version of the system to the the aircraft were built in the U.S. with US Air Force for auto-landing F-35A U.S. technology. aircraft at expeditionary airfields. Dan Le Bouthillier of the Department The company is in talks with the USAF of National Defence said Friday on how exactly the service would like negotiations with Australia over the a portable system configured to sale of the 25 used fighter jets is on- automatically land the Lockheed going. ―Should all negotiations and

Martin F-35A on remote airfields approvals move forward as planned, without traditional instrument landing aircraft would start arriving in Canada systems. Such airfields may have in 2019, and the project remains on difficult approaches due to track to achieve this milestone,‖ he surrounding mountains, bad weather said. ―The delivery plan, including or potential enemy fire. Raytheon says mode of delivery, will be finalized once it is building a Humvee portable negotiations are complete and the version of JPALS which could be aircraft being purchased are selected.‖ transported to expeditionary air bases In June, Postmedia reported that aboard a C-130J transport and set up Canada had boosted the number of in 60 to 90 minutes. The system would used Australian fighter jets it is be able to manage 50 different aircraft purchasing to 25 from 18 but that the making different... deal still... Lire la suite

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AVIONS

LM’s Sniper ATP Secures and Delivery Orders 2018 - 09 - 26 - www.asdnews.com

Lockheed Martin‘s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) recently received two Foreign Military Sale (FMS) delivery orders for Bahrain and Taiwan. The continues to order Sniper ATPs with this most recent 19 pod delivery order for the F-16 Block 70 platform. The second FMS order was placed by Taiwan in the for 18 pods to be implemented… Lire la suite

Leonardo, Paramount team for weaponised M-345 2018 - 09 - 26 - www.shephardmedia.com

Leonardo and have teamed to develop an operational weaponised configuration of the M-345 jet trainer for the African defence market. The M-345 is a basic/advanced trainer with multirole capabilities and costs comparable to a turboprop aircraft. According to Leonardo, these characteristics make the M- 345 a good fit for the African market… Lire la suite

NSM to supply AFIS for JASDF 2018 - 09 - 25 - www.shephardmedia.com

Norwegian Special Mission has signed a contract with Aviation to supply the UNIFIS 3000 automatic flight inspection system (AFIS) for the Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), the company announced on 17 September. The contract will see the company supply two AFIS units to be installed in the JASDF‘s Cessna Citation Latitude aircraft… Lire la suite

Boeing and to build advanced IRST for Navy Super Hornet 2018 - 09 - 21 - www.intelligent-aerospace.com

U.S. Navy air combat experts are asking electro-optics engineers at the Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. to design and build improved infrared search and track (IRST) sensors for the F/A- 18E/F Super Hornet jet fighter-bomber to enable the aircraft to detect, track, and attack enemy aircraft in a stealthy way… Lire la suite

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Field Aerospace Modernizing USAF T-1A Trainers 2018 - 09 - 21 - www.ainonline.com

A $155.7 million contract with the U.S. Air Force has Field Aerospace working on flight deck modernization of 178 T-1A (Beechjet 400A) trainers and 30 training devices. Technicians began working on the first one last month after it arrived at Field‘s facility in Oklahoma City… Lire la suite

Saab suggests capability upgrade for SAAF Gripens 2018 - 09 - 21 - www.engineeringnews.co.za

Swedish aerospace and defence group Saab has proposed to the (SAAF) than it adopt the latest incremental update developed for the JAS39C and JAS39D Gripen fighter. The update is designated MS 20. ―The Gripen was developed with the concept of continuous upgrades – small upgrades every second or third year,‖ explained Saab senior marketing executive… Lire la suite

Paramount launches avionics suite for C-130 2018 - 09 - 20 - www.defenceweb.co.za

South African defence company Paramount has launched its avionics suite upgrade service for the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, one of the world‘s most widely used military transporters. The company said it is waiting to sign with its first prospect, an African customer it did not wish to identify at this stage… Lire la suite

US Air Force KC-135R gets RTIC system 2018 - 09 - 20 - www.shephardmedia.com

Rockwell Collins has been selected to improve the communications capabilities of the US Air Force‘s KC-135R fleet with the implementation of a Real Time Information in the (RTIC) system, the company announced on 17 September. The RTIC system will provide crew with improved situational awareness during missions. The system leverages the Block 40 and Block 45 avionics architectures and many... Lire la suite

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Upgrades Completed on Third Argentine C- 130 2018 - 09 - 19 - www.defense-aerospace.com

Argentine Minister of Defense led the presentation of the third completed upgraded C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. The aircraft, [registered] TC-70, was the first to be fully upgraded by Argentine personnel working at Fábrica de Aviones (FAdeA) in Cordoba. The presentation was made on September 19. Argentina is upgrading five C-130s with a commercial off the shelf avionics package from U.S.-company L3... Lire la suite

Philippine Air Force to acquire MRO firm 2018 - 09 - 26 - www.janes.com

The (PAF) is to acquire a local state-owned enterprise to support efforts to enhance its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capabilities. A senior PAF officer told Jane‘s on 26 September that the government was preparing to transfer the Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation (PADC) from the Department of Transportation (DoTr) to the PAF… Lire la suite

Chile : QClass sells Kardex storage units to the Naval Aviation 2018 - 09 - 25 - www.infodefensa.com

El Centro de Abastecimiento de la Aviación Naval de la Armada de adjudicó a QClass la compra de dos unidades de almacenamiento automatizado Kardex Remstar modelo Megamat RS 350 para el almacén de consumos y repuestos generales del material de vuelo institucional. La unidad de abastecimiento de la Aviación Naval, ubicada en la base aeronaval Concón… Lire la suite

U.S. approves $330 million military sale to Taiwan 2018 - 09 - 25 - www.swissinfo.ch

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale to Taiwan of spare parts for F-16 fighter planes and other worth up to $330 million (£252 million), the Pentagon said on Monday. U.S. military sales to self-ruled Taiwan, which claims as its territory, is an irritant in the relations… Lire la suite

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F-35 stress tests raise possibility of longer service life 2018 - 09 - 18 - www.flightglobal.com

After completing static, drop and durability testing on the F-35A, Lockheed Martin believes that early results indicate potential for an increased service life certification of the stealth fighter. The F-35‘s service lifetime is designed to be 8,000h, but each test airframe is required to successfully complete two lifetimes of testing, the equivalent of 16,000h. The F-35A exceeded the requirement... Lire la suite

US Navy G550 ready for special-mission update 2018 - 09 - 14 - www.flightglobal.com

A specially adapted is set to enter the next phase of its preparation before assuming range telemetry duties for the US Navy in California early in the next decade. Detailing the programme‘s status on 6 September, the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) confirmed that the modified … Lire la suite

Colombia : CIAC performs PDM maintenance on C-130 aircraft 2018 - 09 - 14 - www.defensa.com

Tras habérsele realizado su primer mantenimiento mayor PDM (Programmed Depot Maintenance) hace 6 años, el avión de transporte Hercules C-130 matrícula FAC 1001 Fuerza Aérea Colombiana pasa ahora por su segundo PDM, realizado por la Corporación de la Industria Aeronáutica Colombiana (CIAC)… Lire la suite

Lockheed Martin to upgrade Greek F-16 fighter jets 2018 - 09 - 12 - greekcitytimes.com

Lockheed Martin announced that it will launch the upgrade of 85 Greek F16 fighter jets with the Block 70/72 Viper system next Monday. Making the announcement today during a press conference in Thessaloniki was Lockheed Martin‘s VP Business Development Initiatives in Europe Dennys Plessas, who explained the timetable of the upgrade and said that ―a great part of the upgrade will take place in … Lire la suite

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HELICOPTERES

What’s in ’s New Order ? 2018 - 09 - 24 - thediplomat.com

Last week, Airbus Helicopters confirmed that it had received a new order for four helicopters from Thailand. Though this was just the latest transaction between the two sides, the development nonetheless once again put the focus on what has been a previously articulated for the Thai military within the country‘s broader military modernization… Lire la suite

Spain : Modernization Contract of the Chinook Helicopters Authorized 2018 - 09 - 21 - www.defense-aerospace.com

The Council of Ministers has approved the award of a contract to modernize the Chinook helicopter fleet, from model ‗D‘ to model ‗F‘, for an estimated value of 819,229,270.00 euros. The purpose of this agreement is to ensure the availability of the Army‘s heavy transport helicopters beyond the year 2020… Lire la suite

Russian Helicopters refuses to provide support for AAF overhauled Mi-17V-5 choppers

2018 - 09 - 21 - www.airrecognition.com

Due to the received information on the unauthorized overhaul of one Mi-17V-5 helicopter of the Defense Ministry of Afghanistan by the Slovak Aircraft repair company LOTN, JSC ―Russian Helicopters‖ in the name of the designer (JSC ―Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant‖) and the manufacturer (PJSC ―Kazan Helicopters‖) disclaims all liability for the further safe operation… Lire la suite

Russia : TsAGI completes Ansat helicopter upgraded rotor testing - 2018 - 09 - 21 www.airrecognition.com

The Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) completed the research of the new aerodynamic scheme of the lifting rotor of Ansat helicopter serially produced by Kazan plant of Russian Helicopters Holding. The rotor will increase the lifting capacity by 150-200 kg, the holding said. TsAGI tested the model in a subsonic tube at the flow speed of 40 to 80 km/h… Lire la suite

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Reactivated Mi-24s Return to Hungary 2018 - 09 - 18 - www.ainonline.com

Four overhauled Mi-24 ―Hind‖ attack helicopters were recently delivered to the base at Kecskemét aboard a VKS (Russian aerospace forces) An-124 strategic airlifter. From there they were transported by road to the Szolnok helicopter base. The two Mi-24Vs and two Mi-24Ps are the first of a batch of 12 Mi-24s to be overhauled for the Hungarian Ministry… Lire la suite

Dutch Sign Contract with United States to Modernize Fleet of Apaches 2018 - 09 - 15 - www.defense-aerospace.com

On September 14, Ambassador Hoekstra joined Principal Director of Security Assistance at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency Michèle Hizon, and Dutch State Secretary for Defense Barbara Visser at Gilze-Rijen Air Base for a signing ceremony. Dutch and U.S. officials signed a contract to modernize the Dutch fleet of 28 Apache helicopters… Lire la suite

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