Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract to support the US Marines Corps fleet of KC-130J air-toair refuelling tankers, worth more than $50m. The MissionCare contract covers sustainment services for more than 200 Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engines as well as propellers and other propulsion system repairs for the KC-130J fleet. The oneyear contract also covers the
AgustaWestland and the Italian Air Force announced the signing of a Letter of Intent aimed at further strengthening their already well-established cooperation through the future set up of joint training solutions. The announcement was made on the occasion of the official ceremony for the maiden flight of the first HH-101A CAESAR helicopter for the Italian
The first M-346 advanced trainer for the Israeli Air & Space Force was rolled out in a ceremony held at Alenia Aermacchi’s plant in Venegono Superiore, Italy. In July 2012, Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, was awarded a contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defence (IMOD) to supply 30 M-346 advanced jet trainer aircraft, to
Airbus Defence and Space has been selected by Singapore to supply six A330 MRTT new generation air-to-air refuelling aircraft for the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). The aircraft will be delivered under the terms of a firm contract which has already been signed. Singapore’s choice of the A330 MRTT makes it the sixth nation
Sikorsky Aircraft has signed agreements with the Turkish government and key Turkish aerospace contractors that license Turkey’s aerospace industry to manufacture 109 T-70 helicopters (Turkish variants of Sikorsky’s S-70i International BLACK HAWK helicopter) for operation by the Turkish Government, and to assemble 109 S-70i helicopters for Sikorsky. The agreements license the transfer of certain manufacturing
Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence of Poland to supply eight M-346 Master. The contract – signed after the aircraft was selected, as already announced – is worth €280m. In addition to the eight aircraft, the provision also includes logistic support, a training programme for pilots and
Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon program will enter full production, following a $2.4bn contract award from the U.S. Navy for 16 additional aircraft that will bolster maritime patrol capabilities. The order, which will take the total fleet to 53, marks a transition from preliminary low-rate production. Boeing has delivered 13 P-8As to the Navy, which deployed its
AAR has been awarded a contract from the United States Air Force for the production and repair of 463L cargo pallets. The contract has a two-year base period valued at $133m in revenue and an estimated value of $323m over the five-year term. The cargo pallets will be manufactured and maintained by AAR’s Mobility Systems
Sikorsky Aircraft announced the award of a maintenance and support services contract for more than 360 aircraft operated by the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA). Valued at an estimated $110m, the work is expected to be completed in October 2014. The contract was awarded by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), based at the
Boeing and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) have successfully completed the Mid-Life Upgrade modification on the first of four E-3F Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, for the French Air Force. The upgrade is part of a Foreign Military Sale in 2010 between France’s Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA)
