Saab has secured an order worth SEK10.1 billion (US$1.0 billion) for two GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft from an undisclosed customer in the Middle East. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2030. Saab said the order reflects growing international demand for the GlobalEye platform, which provides multi-domain surveillance capabilities across air,
Bell Textron has been awarded an estimated US$300 million contract by the US Department of the Navy to upgrade up to 49 US Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters under the Structural and Power Improvements for NextGen Effects (SPINE) programme. The firm-fixed-price, fixed-price incentive and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract covers Phase 3.0 of the SPINE
Boeing and Lufthansa Technik Defense have agreed the general terms for sustaining Germany’s future CH-47F Block II Chinook heavy-lift helicopter fleet, laying the groundwork for a long-term support partnership. The agreement, signed on Wednesday at the Farnborough International Airshow, establishes the framework for a future main contract under which Lufthansa Technik, working with Boeing, will
Saab and Embraer have signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) that could see up to 20 additional Gripen fighter aircraft assembled at Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto facility in São Paulo state, Brazil. Under the proposed agreement, Embraer would assemble the aircraft alongside Saab’s final assembly line in Linköping, Sweden, expanding production capacity to help meet growing
Airbus Defence and Space has become the anchor investor in a new €500 million European defence technology fund aimed at accelerating the growth of dual-use and defence companies across the continent. The agreement, signed at the Farnborough International Airshow, sees Airbus back the E2D fund, launched by venture capital firms AVP and Earlybird to strengthen
GE Aerospace will supply CT7-2E1 engines for 23 Leonardo AW149 helicopters selected for the UK Ministry of Defence’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme. The contract includes spare engines, spare parts, long-term support services and technical support. The CT7-2E1 already powers most AW149 and AW189 helicopters in service, with more than 300 engines delivered and over
Embraer has delivered the first C-390 Millennium tactical transport aircraft to the Czech Air Force, completing the handover just 20 months after the contract was signed. The aircraft was officially handed over during a ceremony at Prague Kbely Air Base attended by Czech Minister of Defence Jaromír Zůna, Chief of the General Staff General Miroslav
ZeroAvia and Marshall Aerospace (Mashall) have formed a collaboration to develop hydrogen-electric propulsion and power systems for military aircraft. The partnership combines ZeroAvia’s flight-tested hydrogen-electric technology with Marshall’s expertise in military aircraft modification, integration and certification. The companies will focus on integrating hydrogen-electric systems into both new and existing defence platforms, supporting applications including uncrewed
NATO has selected Saab’s GlobalEye as its next-generation airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) platform and will begin formal negotiations for the acquisition of up to ten aircraft, Secretary General Mark Rutte announced at the Alliance’s summit in Ankara, Türkiye. The procurement forms part of NATO’s programme to replace its existing AEW&C fleet and modernise
Pratt & Whitney‘s F119 engine has surpassed one million flight hours powering the US Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, marking a major milestone for the first operational fifth-generation fighter engine. In service for more than 20 years, the F119 provides the F-22 with advanced stealth, thrust-vectoring and supercruise capability, enabling the aircraft to fly
