INDIAN ARMED FORCES CHIEFS ON
OUR RELENTLESS AND FOCUSED PUBLISHING EFFORTS

 
SP Guide Publications puts forth a well compiled articulation of issues, pursuits and accomplishments of the Indian Army, over the years

— General Manoj Pande, Indian Army Chief

 
 
I am confident that SP Guide Publications would continue to inform, inspire and influence.

— Admiral R. Hari Kumar, Indian Navy Chief

My compliments to SP Guide Publications for informative and credible reportage on contemporary aerospace issues over the past six decades.

— Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari, Indian Air Force Chief

       

Lockheed Martin begins T-50A flight operations in South Carolina

Issue No. 23 | December 1-15, 2016Photo(s): By Lockheed Martin

The initial filght of Lockheed Martin T-50A took place over Greenville, South Carolina, on November 19, 2016.

The T-50A was announced as the official Lockheed Martin/Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) offering for the US Air Force’s Advanced Pilot Training (APT)/T-X competition in February, and Greenville was announced as the final assembly and checkout facility (FACO).

The T-50A is purpose-built around fifthgeneration thinking, and will train the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II pilots of tomorrow, as well as pilots for frontline fourthgeneration aircraft. Building on the proven heritage of the T-50, the T-50A has more than 1,00,000 flight hours in its repertoire, training more than 1,800 pilots.

Lockheed Martin’s accompanying T-50A ground-based training system features innovative technologies that deliver an immersive, synchronised ground-based training platform.