Among the many, many UFO encounters out there, some tend to be more compelling than others. Among these are those that come from highly respected and seasoned professionals, chief among them pilots. These are experienced observers of the skies who have been up there in the clouds and know what they should expect to see,. Read more »
13-May-2021
Astronautics Corporation of America, in partnership with Central American Aviation Services (CAAS), located in Guatemala City, has completed the first Bell 212 glass cockpit upgrade for the Guatemalan Air Force with its Badger Pro+ Integrated Flight Display System. The Astronautics upgrade consists of four 6×8-inch high-resolution displays, a control panel, and an engine data concentrator. Read more
12-May-2021Source: Bell
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced the 300th Bell 505 Jet Ranger X delivery to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). The first Bell 505 was delivered in 2017, and today there are 300 aircraft in operation across six continents, with customers logging more than 70,000 global fleet hours. “The Bell 505 is. Read more
26-Apr-2021 Source: US DoD
Raytheon Intelligence & Space, McKinney, Texas, received a ceiling increase modification in the amount of $10,660,423 on a non-competitive, single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (H92241-16-D-0006) for lifecycle contractor services in support of the AN/ZSQ-2 Forward Looking Infra-red (FLIR) and Electro-Optical Sensor System (EOSS). The AN/ZSQ-2 FLIR and EOSS are currently installed on all MH-47 and MH-60 special operations aircraft assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) based in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. This modification raises the contract ceiling to $58,000,000. Ordering periods are scheduled to end on Sept. 30, 2021. The contract will be funded at the task order level with fiscal 2020 operation and maintenance; procurement; or research, development, test and evaluation funding. U.S. Special Operations Command, Tampa, Florida, is the contracting activity.