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An attack aircraft, strike aircraft, or attack bomber is a tactical military aircraft that has a primary role of carrying out airstrikes with greater precision than bombers, and is prepared to encounter strong low-level air defenses.
The most common use of military helicopters is transport of troops, but transport helicopters can be modified or converted to perform other missions such as combat search and rescue (CSAR), medical evacuation (MEDEVAC), airborne command post, or even armed with weapons for attacking ground targets.
A military transport aircraft, military cargo aircraft or tanker is a military-owned transport aircraft used to support military operations by airlifting troops, military equipment, and supplies including fuel. Transport aircraft are crucial to maintaining supply lines to bases and often used for civilian emergency relief missions by transporting humanitarian aid.
Most airbreathing jet engines that are in use are turbofan jet engines, which give good efficiency at speeds just below the speed of sound. The most common types of engines used in helicopters are the reciprocating engine and the turbine engine. Reciprocating engines, also called piston engines, are generally used in smaller helicopters.
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs were originally developed through the twentieth century for military missions too "dull, dirty or dangerous" for humans, and by the twenty-first, they have become essential assets to most militaries.
A missile is a guided airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight usually by a jet engine or rocket motor. Missiles are also called guided missiles or guided rockets. Missiles have five system components: targeting, guidance system, flight system, engine and warhead.
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Weaving together digital engineering and technology, Parker Aerospace has announced a collaboration with Lockheed Martin and DUST Identity. The alliance implements DUST technology to connect Parker Aerospace products with Lockheed Martin aircraft to track parts from build to delivery and maintenance.
Bringing two organizations together can often be a challenge. But when those two companies share so much in common, the undertaking becomes that much easier. That’s the case with Parker Aerospace and Meggitt, and we have now come together into one organization to form a substantially larger, new-and-improved Parker Aerospace.
In the fast-moving aviation industry, prime aircraft manufacturers rely on innovation, speed-to-market and low operational costs to satisfy the demands of their customers. Primes in turn look to their suppliers to understand their needs and adapt their operations to meet ever-increasing quality, cost and delivery requirements.
Aircraft manufacturers face numerous design and manufacturing challenges that are amplified due to the level of perfection and precision required in their safety-critical industry. Every component of a new aircraft design must be approved by aviation safety agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Civil Aviation Authority Portugal (ANAC) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Aircraft manufacturers are continually striving to reduce weight and cost while increasing safety and reliability. Aircraft flight controls, the systems by which pilots control the forces of flight and an aircraft’s direction and attitude, have undergone a long evolution.
Aerospace utility actuators have been in use for decades, and these unsung lifters, pushers, openers and closers may well be the most underappreciated components on both commercial and military aircraft. Utility actuators provide motion control for a range of applications.
Parker recently hosted a virtual investor meeting where the leadership team presented an update on the company’s ongoing transformation by implementing the Win Strategy 3.0™, reviewed key secular growth trends that are expected to accelerate organic sales growth, and announced new financial performance targets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
Announcing an agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency and the U.S. Air Force, Parker Aerospace will provide a five-year performance-based logistics (PBL) contract covering hydraulic equipment across five key Air Force platforms. Under the sustainment agreement, Parker Aerospace will provide supply chain, engineering and field service support at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex.
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