Military

Contracts go to General Electric Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman.

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to deliver a containerized flight training device (CFTD) to the U.S. Navy with options for three more.

The U.S. Marine Corps has no immediate plan to ground its fleet of MV-22 Osprey aircraft, service officials said following news that Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) had grounded its fleet of CV-22 aircraft due to safety investigations into the aircraft’s clutch.

AFSOC ordered the stand down of its fleet of tilt-rotor Ospreys, citing a hard clutch engagement issue.

Out of 706 ejection seat cartridges inspected, four were deemed suspect and replaced, the Air Force said.

Defense officials are considering replacing the F-35 powerplant with a new engine to increase range, thrust, and power management.

An Air Force MQ-9 was refueled on the ground by a Marine MV-22 Osprey, marking the first time an MQ-9 received fuel from a joint platform.

The U.S. Air Force has partnered with Merlin Labs to flight test a Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules using an autonomous co-pilot.

U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has selected Sky Warden, a heavily modified crop duster platform purpose-built by L3Harris Technologies in collaboration with Air Tractor, for its Armed Overwatch program, it announced.

Textron’s Beechcraft AT-6E Wolverine has achieved Military Type Certification (MCT) from the U.S. Air Force, a certification benchmark that will allow for continued international sales of the light attack turboprop, according to the manufacturer.