StandardAero has disclosed it has secured a US Air Force (USAF) contract to apply its Maintenance Insight™ predictive maintenance, readiness and reliability diagnostic tools to the F100-220 engine programme. The engine powers more than 175 F-15 aircraft. The award extends Maintenance Insight’s coverage to a fifth engine type in the USAF fleet. Maintenance Insight comprises
Romania has signed a contract to acquire 12 Airbus H225M helicopters, as Bucharest moves to modernise its military rotorcraft fleet under the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative. The agreement was signed with France’s Armament General Directorate (DGA) under SAFE, the EU financial instrument designed to support urgent defence investments by member states
Paraguay’s air force has become the first military operator in South America of Textron Aviation’s Cessna SkyCourier turboprop, adding the aircraft to its existing fleet of Cessna Grand Caravans. The aircraft was funded by Itaipu Binacional, the entity jointly operated by the governments of Brazil and Paraguay, and will support relief operations and other missions
Boeing has won an order for the first four full-rate production MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters after the U.S. Air Force declared initial operating capability for the programme earlier this year, clearing the way for expanded deployment. The award brings the total number of MH-139As under contract to 42, with Boeing having delivered 27 aircraft to
Finland has received its first two permanently based F-35A fighter aircraft, marking the start of a new era of fifth-generation air capability for the Finnish Defence Forces. Lockheed Martin joined an arrival ceremony hosted by the Finnish Air Force, attended by senior Finnish government and military officials, US and allied representatives and industry partners. The
Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer has delivered the first C-390 Millennium multi-mission transport aircraft to the Uzbekistan Air Force, marking the Central Asian country’s entry as an operator of the aircraft. The aircraft was handed over at a ceremony at Embraer’s facility in Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, attended by Major General Akhmad Jamolovich Burkhonov, commander of the
Mexico’s air force has announced the acquisition of a second Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical transport aircraft, expanding its airlift capacity after receiving its first aircraft earlier this year. The first C-130J-30, announced in January, made Mexico the first Latin American country to join the global Super Hercules fleet, Lockheed Martin said. The Fuerza
Lockheed Martin has presented Germany’s first F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft to the German government at a ceremony at the company’s F-35 production facility, marking a milestone in Germany’s acquisition of the aircraft and its integration into NATO operations. Senior German and U.S. government and military officials attended the ceremony alongside Lockheed Martin employees and
Northrop Grumman has opened a 57,000 ft² propulsion facility in Elkton, Maryland, housing 250 engineers working on advanced propulsion technologies for US and allied defence programmes. The Propulsion Innovation Center expands the company’s solid rocket motor capacity across its propulsion manufacturing network and is expected to create additional skilled engineering and manufacturing jobs in the
GE Aerospace and Poland’s Military Aviation Works (WZL-2) have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the development of maintenance, repair and overhaul and depot-level maintenance capabilities for the F404-GE-102 engine powering Poland’s KAI FA-50 fighter jets. The agreement was announced at the MSPO international defence industry exhibition in Kielce, Poland. Under the agreement, the
