In the Indo-Pacific, which represents more than half of global maritime trade, fuel is the U.S. military’s greatest vulnerability. On October 20th, the Air Force announced funding for a new aircraft that checks two of the department’s most challenging boxes: fuel…
PR: Embraer (NYSE: EMBJ; B3: EMBJ3) and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) are working together to evolve the multi-mission KC-390 Millennium aircraft, to provide advanced tanking capabilities for the United States Air Force and allied nations. Together, the two companies are addressing…
JetZero briefed the media last Friday about its Z4 commercial aircraft under development, and why it represents a disruption for the industry. JetZero is building a prototype blended wing body aircraft (BWB), which looks like a game changer for the…
Yesterday, Reuters reported Lockheed Martin withdrew from the U.S. Air Force’s tanker competition. Airbus teamed with Lockheed as the prime contractor in 2018, offering an A330 MRTT. Airbus said it will pursue the competition without Lockheed, We have not covered…
In 2018 the USAF began looking at a re-engine program (again) for the Boeing B52H, named “Commercial Engine Re-engining Program (CERP)”. It is aimed at updating the current Pratt & Whitney TF33 engines with a commercial off-the-shelf engine. The original…