The U.S. Department of Defence has awarded AgustaWestland Philadelphia a US110.5 million firm fixed-price modification to the previously awarded contract for the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Helicopter Training System. This modification exercises an option for the production and delivery of 26 TH-73A Lot IV aircraft in support of the programme for the Navy. The helicopters will
The F-35 Joint Programme Office and Lockheed Martin have finalised the contract for the production and delivery of up to 398 F-35s for US$30 billion (£25 billion), including U.S., international partners and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) aircraft in Lots 15 and 16, with the option for Lot 17. The agreement includes 145 aircraft for Lot 15,
The Austrian Ministry of Defence’s AW169M LUH helicopter programme set a major milestone with the delivery of the first aircraft from an initial order of 18 units, based on the Italy-Austria Government-to-Government (G2G) agreement announced by the relevant authorities at the end of 2021. The handover of the aircraft, built at Leonardo’s Vergiate facility in
Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to ensure the continued operability of the JAS 39 Gripen C/D and also provide capability enhancements to the fighter aircraft. The order value is approximately SEK 3.5 billion (£277 million) and the contract period is 2023-2029. The contract also includes options that enable
AAR CORP., a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs and OEMs, has expanded its partnership with Ontic by signing a military customer support distribution contract extension and a new long-term global commercial distribution agreement. Under the military customer support distribution contract extension, AAR will continue to provide supply chain solutions,
Boeing Co. has signed a Total Component Support (TCS) deal with Lufthansa Technic for sustainment services to the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) growing fleet of Boeing P-8A aircraft. Lufthansa Technic’ TCS services will enable the RNZAF to reduce its investment in aircraft parts as the programme for the 737 covers over 400 commercial
The UK, Japan and Italy have announced that the three countries are to co-operate in the production of a new, sixth-generation fighter jet that will replace the current Typhoon aircraft in Europe and Japan’s F-2. “We are announcing the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) – an ambitious endeavour to develop a next-generation fighter aircraft by
On December 7, New Zealand received the first of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The milestone comes four years after the New Zealand Government entered into an agreement with the U.S. Navy for the P-8A aircraft. Boeing Defence Australia will provide sustainment services for New Zealand’s fleet with the support of the P-8 International
Having been appointed as the exclusive marketing and sales representative for Speeder in the Nordic countries in June 2022, Sweden-based Savback Helicopters (Savback) has confirmed it has signed a Letter of Intent with Mayman Aerospace for the acquisition of 25 Speeder Air Utility Vehicles (AUVs), making Savback the first civilian purchaser for the aircraft. The
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Air Force have unveiled the B-21 Raider, the world’s first sixth-generation aircraft which has been designed to meet the most complex of missions. Its sixth-generation capabilities include stealth, information advantage and open architecture and the aircraft will form the backbone for the future of U.S. air power, delivering a
