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
The Ministry of Defence of Malaysia has signed a contract with Leonardo to supply two ATR 72 MPA (Maritime Patrol Aircraft) platforms. A signing ceremony took place at LIMA 2023, a key maritime and defence exhibition in the Asia-Pacific region held in Langkawi, Malaysia. This contract follows the selection of the solution offered by Leonardo
Aerial refuelling is an increasingly vital capability for military force projection. Airbus-developed technology to automate the in-flight “topping off” of aircraft will revolutionise this process with wider applications for both the defence and civil aviation sectors. Disruptive technology for fully autonomous in-flight refuelling – designated Auto’Mate – is being developed by the Airbus Defence and
IFS, the global cloud enterprise applications provider, and Lockheed Martin have announced a joint partnership to promote products and services to help aerospace and defence organisations maximise the value of their enterprise software investments, modernize their equipment maintenance and support processes, and keep assets mission-ready. IFS and Lockheed Martin have worked together for a number
