US Air Force turns to data analytics to solve B-1, C-5 maintenance challenges
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27-09-2018
US Air Force 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...
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APPELS D‘OFFRES
Overhaul of TB3-117BM engine for Mi-17
helicopter
2018 - 09 - 24 - www.airforce.lk
Ref: AHQ/18/FR/M17/1036
Organisme: Air Force
Date limite: 23.10.2018 Fax: +94 11 2342572
E-mail: quote@slaf.gov.lk
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C130 Aircraft Spares
2018 - 09 - 21 - www.gebiz.gov.sg
Ref: DEFNGPP7118130692
Organisme: MoD
Date limite: 04.10.2018
Tel: 68194130 ; Fax: 6273 4823
E-mail: CMeiKuen@dsta.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
Ref: 18-127433
Organisme: SIAé
Date limite: 22.10.2018
Contact: Nadine Didier
Tel: +33 473424308 ; Fax: +33 473424550
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Overhaul of M/R blade for Bell 412
2018 - 09 - 20 - www.airforce.lk
Ref: AHQ/18/FR/BEL/1049
Organisme: Air Force
Date limite: 12.10.2018
Fax: +94 11 2342572
E-mail: quote@slaf.gov.lk
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Procurement Of Spares For IL-Series
Aircraft
2018 - 09 - 19 - eprocure.gov.in
Ref: AIR HQ/D PROC/R1726539/PUR
Organisme: Air Force
Date limite: 13.11.2018
Contact: SQN LDR C SARAT BABU
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Procurement Of Spares For SU-30 Aircraft
2018 - 09 - 19 - eprocure.gov.in
Ref: AIR HQ/D PROC/R1825578/PUR
Organisme: Air Force
Date limite: 19.12.2018
Contact: SQN LDR C SARAT BABU
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Supply of spare parts for SH-3D helicopters
2018 - 09 - 19 - contrataciondelestado.es
Ref:1202/2018
Organisme: Armada
Date limite: 08.10.2018
Montant HT: 200 000 EUR
Tel: 913795448 ; Fax: 913795449
E-mail: uncodat@fn.mde.es
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Delivery and installation of spare parts for
helicopters Mi-17
2018 - 09 - 18 - ted.europa.eu
Ref: 2018/S 179-407129
Organisme: MoD
Date limite: 30.10.2018
Tel: +371 67300288 ; Fax: +371 67300207
E-mail: elina.brunina@vamoic.gov.lv
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Spares For MI-Series Helicopters
2018 - 09 - 18 - eprocure.gov.in
Ref: AIR HQ/DPROC/R1826541/PUR
Organisme: Air Force
Date limite: 13.11.2018
Contact: SQN LDR C SARAT BABU
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T56 Series 3.5 Upgrade Kits for C-130H
2018 - 09 - 18 - eportal.nspa.nato.int
Ref: HGR18032
Organisme: LA - Aviation Support
Date limite: 01.10.2018
E-mail: procurement65@nspa.nato.int
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Supply of spare parts and scheduled
inspections of Navy helicopters
2018 - 09 - 18 - ted.europa.eu
Ref: 2018/S 179-407044
Organisme: Navy
Date limite: 19.10.2018
Montant HT: 2 395 000 EUR
Tel: +30 2107466492 ; Fax: +30 2107755188
E-mail: navy.dppc@gdaee.mil.gr
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Supply of tires for aircraft and helicopters
2018 - 09 - 15 - ted.europa.eu
Ref: 2018/S 178-402876
Organisme: Air Force
Date limite: 25.10.2018
Montant HT: 1 372 110 EUR
Tel: +30 210-8705010 ; Fax: +30 210-6445633
E-mail: yppa@haf.gr
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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
Ref: 2018/S 176-398384
Organisme: Ministry of Shipping & Island Policy
Date limite: 12.11.2018
Montant HT: 12 000 000 EUR
Tel: +30 2131371081 ; Fax: +30 2131371361
E-mail: dipea.b@yna.gov.gr
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ACTUALITES
Raytheon pitches USAF U.S. approves Canada’s
on F-35A auto-landing purchase of used
system Australia 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...
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5AVIONS
LM’s Sniper ATP Secures Bahrain and
Taiwan 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 Royal Bahraini Air Force 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 United States for 18 pods to be implemented…
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Leonardo, Paramount team for weaponised
M-345
2018 - 09 - 26 - www.shephardmedia.com
Leonardo and Paramount Group 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…
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NSM to supply AFIS for JASDF
2018 - 09 - 25 - www.shephardmedia.com
Norwegian Special Mission has signed a contract with Textron
Aviation to supply the UNIFIS 3000 automatic flight inspection
system (AFIS) for the Japan 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…
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Boeing and Lockheed Martin 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…
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6Field 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…
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Saab suggests capability upgrade for SAAF
Gripens
2018 - 09 - 21 - www.engineeringnews.co.za
Swedish aerospace and defence group Saab has proposed to the
South African Air Force (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…
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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…
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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 Cockpit
(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...
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7Upgrades 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 Argentina 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...
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Philippine Air Force to acquire MRO firm
2018 - 09 - 26 - www.janes.com
The Philippine Air Force (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…
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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
Chile 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…
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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 military aircraft worth
up to $330 million (£252 million), the Pentagon said on Monday.
U.S. military sales to self-ruled Taiwan, which China claims as its
territory, is an irritant in the relations…
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8F-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...
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US Navy G550 ready for special-mission
update
2018 - 09 - 14 - www.flightglobal.com
A specially adapted Gulfstream G550 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 business jet…
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Colombia : CIAC performs major 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)…
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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 Greece…
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9HELICOPTERES
What’s in Thailand’s New Military
Helicopter 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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10Reactivated Mi-24s Return to Hungary
2018 - 09 - 18 - www.ainonline.com
Four overhauled Mi-24 ―Hind‖ attack helicopters were recently
delivered to the Hungarian Air Force 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…
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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…
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