The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a US$2.3 billion (£1.9 billion) contract for the ninth production lot of 15 KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, expanding its fleet of the world’s most advanced multi-mission aerial refueler. To date, 128 KC-46A Pegasus are on contract with the U.S. Air Force, with 68 delivered and operationally deployed worldwide. The KC-46A Pegasus
Field Aerospace (Field) has completed the Turkish Air Force KC-135 Block 45 modification, under a contract through the KC-135 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme office. The programme finished one year ahead of schedule. Türkiye is the second-largest operator of the KC-135 Stratotanker next to the USAF. The Block 45 modification removes the legacy autopilot system,
Lockheed Martin has reported the successful first flight of the F-16 Block 70 jet at its Greenville, South Carolina site. The flight occurred January 24, with a total flight time of approximately 50 minutes and included airworthiness checks, such as engine, flight control and fuel system checks, as well as basic aircraft handling. The F-16
CAE Defense & Security has been awarded the competitive, re-compete contract for the Fixed-Wing Flight Training Service programme by the United States Army. The contract provides comprehensive initial and recurrent training for more than 600 U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force fixed-wing pilots annually. The firm-fixed-price award has an approximate total value of US$250 million
The U.S. Army has completed the first flight of Honeywell’s EAGLE-M Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System (EGI) with M-Code capabilities. Honeywell is ready to deliver these qualified units featuring next-generation M-code GPS in 2023 to the U.S Army and other customers. In collaboration with Honeywell, the Army conducted successful testing of the M-Code-enabled EGI units on
The Canadian government has announced that it is to procure 88 Lockheed Martin 5th-generation F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter jets for the Royal Canadian Air Force. The procurement has come about from the Future Fighter Capability Project competition. The procurement will also include a comprehensive training program. The F-35 strengthens Canada’s operational capability with its allies as
The U.S. Army has confirmed that it has awarded Boeing a contract for the production of 12 new CH-47F Chinooks for the Egyptian Air Force. At a cost of US$426 million (£355 million) Egypt will replace its fleet of CH-47D aircraft with the modern F model, providing it with advanced multi-mission capabilities. “The F-model aircraft
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
