Piedmont Propulsion Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Aviation Services, has received an amendment to its Limited Airframe Rating with S-70 capabilities from the FAA, enabling the company to perform all maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for S-70 / UH-60 Blackhawk main rotor blades. This capability adds to Piedmont Propulsion’s existing approvals to
The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Norway has rolled out of the paint shop in Renton, Washington in Royal Norwegian Air Force livery. Norway is one of eight nations to have acquired the P-8A as its new multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft. Recently, the air force revealed the names of its five P-8A Poseidon aircraft:
Boeing and the U.K. Ministry of Defence have signed an agreement for Boeing to support the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) fleet of Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft and train the crews that operate them. Under the aircraft and training support contract, valued at US$321.6 million (£233.5 million), Boeing will provide maintenance services, spares and repairs,
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), through its ELTA Systems group, is delivering dozens of Drone Guard (CUAS) systems to a country in South Asia. The unique multi-sensor multi-layer ELI-4030 Drone Guard system is one of the most capable battlefield-proven systems, providing the ability to detect, classify, identify, and defeat drone attacks. IAI develops and manufactures the
The German Ministry of Defense has signed a letter of offer and acceptance for five Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft under the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process. With this order, Germany becomes the eighth customer of the multimission maritime surveillance aircraft, joining the United States, Australia, India, the United Kingdom, Norway, Korea, and New
The Swiss Federal Council has announced that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is the aircraft that has been selected from its new fighter aircraft competition. The Swiss Air Force will receive F-35A aircraft, a sustainment solution tailored to Swiss autonomy requirements, and a comprehensive training program. The F-35 selection will deliver economic and technical
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a contract, worth US$$50 million with Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defense to upgrade Kfir aircraft for the Sri Lankan Air Force. The deal includes replacing the aircraft’s basic avionics with the advanced 4+ generation fighter aircraft avionics in order to one day integrate advanced radar, sensors, communication systems, and
The Italian Minister of Defence Lorenzo Guerini and Italian Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Alberto Rosso have attended the acceptance ceremony of an Italian Air Force HH-139B helicopter during an official visit to Leonardo’s helicopter facility in Vergiate (Italy). The HH-139B is a dedicated Air Force variant of the AW139 type. The aircraft will
Textron Aviation has announced that a Beechcraft King Air 300, delivered in 1987 and in service in the U.S. Army fleet of aircraft since 2009, has surpassed a significant 50,000 flight hours milestone. The milestone King Air 300 is one of a larger fleet of Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (MARSS) aircraft. MARSS aircraft
U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded Boeing a US$578 million Foreign Military Sales contract approved by the U.S. Department of State to deliver 14 extended-range Chinook helicopters to the U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF). The extended-range Chinook gives the RAF fleet more versatility to execute the domestic and international heavy-lift missions that only the Chinook
