The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) awarded GE Aviation its first Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract to support F110, F101 and F118 engines. The five-year contract – valued at more than US$330m – covers Tinker Depot and world-wide consumable parts needs. The F-series Captains of Industry (COI) Contract provides a three-year option which could increase the
Embraer successfully performed the first flight of the new military transport and aerial refueling jet, the KC-390. Test pilots Mozart Louzada and Marcos Salgado de Oliveira Lima and flight test engineers Raphael Lima and Roberto Becker flew the aircraft for 1 hour and 25 minutes, conducting an evaluation of flying qualities and performance. On its
Airbus Defence and Space released that Fernando Alonso has been named as Head of its Military Aircraft business unit as per 1st of March. Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, will act as interim Head of Military Aircraft until this date. Fernando Alonso replaces Domingo Ureña-Raso, who has resigned from his position. Further
Kaman Corporation announced that its Aerosystems division (Kaman) has been awarded a multi-year contract for the production of the fixed trailing edge (FTE) kits and assemblies for the Boeing KC-46A Tanker Program. Kaman delivered its first KC-46A Tanker FTE kit to Boeing in March 2014. To date Kaman has provided more than 1,000 FTE kits
CAE and Bombardier have signed an agreement for CAE’s acquisition of Bombardier’s Military Aviation Training business for approximately CA$19.8m. The closing of the transaction is conditional on usual conditions and regulatory approvals, and if those are obtained closing is expected to occur during 2015. This move significantly enhances CAE’s core capabilities as a training systems
BAE Systems has been awarded a £112m contract by the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) to extend the Typhoon Availability Service (TAS) for the in-service support of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Typhoon fleet by 15 months. The Company will continue to work alongside the RAF in meeting Typhoon’s operational requirements until early 2016. The
Fokker signed an agreement on January 14th, for the delivery of wing components (Flaperons & Outboard Leading Edge Flaps) on the next batches of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. Under this agreement, Fokker will be responsible for the manufacturing of the Flaperons & OLEF for the next batches of F-35 aircraft in
AAR reported that its Airlift division has been awarded a contract by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence for Search & Rescue (SAR) and Support Helicopter services in the Falkland Islands. The contract is valued at approximately US$275m (approximately £180m). AAR Airlift, together with British International Helicopters (BIH) and Air Rescue Systems (ARS), will provide
Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi signed a contract, valued at around €100m, with the Peruvian Ministry of Defense to supply two C-27J Spartan tactical airlifters. The contract, which brings the number of C-27J Spartans ordered by the Peruvian Air Force to four, also includes integrated logistic support and technical assistance. The first two aircraft, ordered in December 2013,
GE Aviation has been awarded a three-year (2015-2017), US$460m Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the U.S. Navy covering the repair, replacement and program support for F414 engine components for the F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G Growler aircraft. This multi-year procurement arrangement is an availability-based contract providing operational readiness requirements for the F414 fleet through the
