Pratt & Whitney plans to invest US$255 million (£183 million) through 2028 in a world-class sustainment facility in Oklahoma City, Okla. The new 845,000-ft² facility will act as a hub for depot operations for all Pratt & Whitney military engines, including those for the F-35, C-17, F-22, F-15, F-16, B-52, and E-3 AWACS. “Pratt &
Field Aerospace has recently completed installs for the T-1A aircraft avionics modification programme (AMP). The goal of the AMP is to address avionics obsolescence issues in order to increase aircraft availability and decrease sustainment costs. The project was managed out of Tinker Air Force Base for the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The work
Boeing has confirmed it is to build 184 AH-64E Apaches for the U.S. Army as well as several international customers. This will include the first Apaches for Australia. This latest award, valued at US$1.9 billion, will bring the total current funded value of the contract to US$2.1 billion. Future obligations have the potential to see
Dornier 228 manufacturer General Atomics AeroTec Systems (GA-ATS) has carried out extensive modernisation and maintenance work on two Royal Thai Navy (RTN) Dornier 228s in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. The first aircraft has since been transferred back to Thailand, where it will be used for special-mission flights. The GA-ATS technicians carried out a comprehensive upgrade and modernisation
Embraer has signed a service agreement with the Philippine Air Force to support its fleet of A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. This agreement will provide support for more than 200-part numbers of the A-29 Super Tucano. “Staying close to our customers and supporting them in their missions is core to what we do,” said Rinaldo Piubeli
Boeing expects to complete new-build production of the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft in late 2025 following delivery of the final U.S. Navy fighters. Production could be extended to 2027 if the Super Hornet is selected by an international customer. To meet demand for defence products and services, Boeing plans to continue hiring year-over-year for
The Indonesian Air Force (IDAF) has taken delivery of the first of five C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical air-lifters from Lockheed Martin, commemorating a new era in Hercules operations for the longtime C-130 operator. The IDAF’s new C-130J-30s offer increased cargo capacity, speed, range, power, performance and lower operating costs over its legacy C-130s to support
Collins Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with SRB Aerial Systems to support research, development and execution of unmanned aerial systems and robotics for use by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Collins will provide its extensive unmanned aerial systems or UAS integration experience to SRB Aerial Systems. The company’s mission systems hardware and software
Rheinmetall AG will participate in the construction of the F-35 fighter jet. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have signed a letter of intent with Rheinmetall AG as a promising strategic source of supply for the F-35 centre fuselage. This potential partnership would establish a second F-35 centre fuselage integrated assembly line (IAL) in Germany, expanding
Textron Aviation has been awarded a Multi-Engine Training System (METS) contract by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) through a full and open competition. The contract award is for up to 64 King Air 260 aircraft, which will be known as the T-54A. The initial Lot I award will procure ten new Beechcraft King Air 260 commercial
