Embraer Defense and Security has awarded Ultra’s Controls business two contracts for its KC-390 military transport aircraft. The first award is for all the electronic controls and sensors for the landing gear, nose wheel steering and associated hydraulics. The second award is for all the electronic controls and sensors for the cargo door system which
Vector Aerospace UK, a leading provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has been awarded the MoD’s Design Approval Organisation Scheme (DAOS) certification after a successful audit process undertaken by the Military Aviation Authority on behalf of the MoD. The scheme aims to provide a level of assurance to Project Teams that approved
REVIMA APU was awarded EASA Part 145 certification for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW901C APU. This APU is installed on the new Boeing 747-8; the aircraft entered service in October 2011 and is now in operation with 2 airlines. “This new addition to our extensive repair capability list reinforces our commitment to support B747
Sikorsky Aircraft has selected 35 companies to join its team assembling two prototype S-97 RAIDER™ helicopters for evaluation by the U.S. military. Self-funded by Sikorsky and its team members, the RAIDER program will demonstrate the military applications of Sikorsky’s break-through X2™ rotorcraft design, which proved its capability in 2010 to double the cruise speed of
Boeing has received a U.S. Army contract valued at approximately $370m for 14 CH-47F Chinook helicopters to support Foreign Military Sales efforts. The aircraft will be delivered to the U.S. Army beginning in 2014; all but one are intended for Australia and the United Arab Emirates.
The U.S. Army has awarded EADS North America a $212.7 million contract to deliver 39 UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) as part of its total acquisition plan. Thirty-two of these Lakotas will be produced in the Army’s Security and Support (S&S) Battalion configuration. EADS North America has already delivered 198 UH-72A Lakotas to the
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Pratt & Whitney a $194m long-lead production contract for F135 engines to power the F-35 Lightning II. The low rate initial production (LRIP) contract covers long-lead materials for the sixth lot of F135 engines, and provides Pratt & Whitney the ability to start procuring long-lead items for production
The Helibras subsidiary of Eurocopter will supply and manage all spare parts, stocks and related technical support for the Brazilian armed forces’ fleet of 50 EC725 helicopters, offering significant savings and operational synergies for the country’s three military services operating the twin-engine rotary-wing aircraft. This responsibility is being assigned to Helibras under terms of a
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Pratt & Whitney an undefinitized contract award (UCA) not to exceed $1,122,306,649 for F135 production engines to power the F-35 Lightning II. Pratt & Whitney and the DoD have reached a tentative agreement on key terms for the low rate initial production (LRIP) 5 contract which contains fixed-price
The U.S. Air Force has selected the A-29 Super Tucano, produced by Embraer Defense and Security, for the Light Air Support (LAS) program. The aircraft will be supplied in partnership with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) as the prime contractor, and will be used to conduct advanced flight training, aerial reconnaissance and light air support operations.
