As part of a U.S. Department of Defense Foreign Military Sale (FMS), Boeing has received a contract to produce 18 CH-47F Block I Chinooks for South Korea and one additional aircraft for Spain. As Boeing continues transitioning to building the advanced Block II configuration, the deal valued at up to US$793 million represents the final
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) has recently delivered the seventh NH90 helicopter completed since the start of the maintenance programme for these Bundeswehr transport helicopters in Dresden. EFW is carrying out the maintenance work as a subcontractor of Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) and is one of the first to be approved as a military maintenance
The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) in Koblenz, Germany, has awarded Airbus a contract renewal for the German Air Force’s A400M In-Service Support. The new contract extends the existing agreement, which has been in effect since December 2014, for a period of 7.5 years. This contract extension demonstrates the
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have completed the inaugural flight of the service’s first T-7A Red Hawk, marking the start of the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the programme. During the one hour and 3-minute flight, U.S. Air Force Maj. Bryce Turner, 416th Test Squadron, and Steve Schmidt, Boeing T-7 chief test pilot,
GE Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force, a major milestone amidst Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official state visit to the United States and a key element in strengthening defense cooperation between the two countries. The agreement includes
GKN Aerospace has revealed the successful delivery of the first set of wheels and brakes assemblies for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. These components were serviced and maintained at GKN Fokker’s landing gear facility in The Netherlands. This delivery signifies the initial shipment under the contract to service and maintain wheels, brakes and strut assemblies
Embraer has inaugurated its first flight simulator (Full-Flight Simulator – FFS) for the KC-390 Millennium multi-mission jet at the Embraer Academy, located at the Eugênio de Mello unit in São José dos Campos. “The new KC-390 flight simulator will meet the demand of current and future customers for basic and advanced pilot training, thus contributing
Honeywell and Lockheed Martin have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the recently concluded International Defence and Security Technologies Fair (IDET) in Brno, Czech Republic. The agreement outlines collaboration to identify growth opportunities in the Czech Republic, marking an important expansion milestone for Honeywell on the F-35 Lightning II platform. The agreement provides Honeywell the
Lockheed Martin and Airbus leaders have selected GE Aerospace’s CF6-80E1 propulsion system for the LMXT strategic tanker. The LMXT is Lockheed Martin’s solution for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 recapitalisation plan and is built on the combat-proven design of the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT). Production of GE’s CF6 engine for the LMXT is
Boeing and ST Engineering have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to outline potential areas of collaboration in systems integration, training, local parts distribution, support and sustainment work for the P-8A Poseidon. Boeing and ST Engineering have identified opportunities to collaborate in a number of areas and will explore these in more detail, including jointly
