The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and Boeing have agreed to a follow-on contract for future sustainment support of military services across multiple Boeing platforms, enabling Boeing and DLA to continue support through the extension of existing programmes up to a ceiling value of US$15 billion over 10 years. Boeing will continue to provide an inventory
Boeing has begun construction of a new 370,000 ft² maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility located at Cecil Airport that, once complete, will support Boeing’s ability to deliver readiness outcomes for US government customers. The facility will include eight new hangars, additional workspace and offices where Boeing maintainers, engineers and data analysts will support US
Field Aerospace has completed over 50 CSO and Special Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) aircraft and 14 simulators on time and on budget for the USAF as part of the Air Force Avionics Modernisation Programme (AMP) contract to upgrade the fleet of 178 T-1As over a period of seven years. Field Aerospace was selected by the USAF as the
Leonardo’s AWHero RUAS (Rotary Uncrewed Aerial System) has received basic military certification from Italy’s DAAA (Direzione degli Armamenti Aeronautici e per l’Aeronavigabilità), the Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness. This achievement marks the world’s first military certification for an RUAS in the 200kg class. AWHero’s design, development, production and support meet military airworthiness authority requirements
Safran Electronics & Defense has officially opened the company’s new Research & Development (R&D) center at the Rovaltain business park in Châteauneuf-sur-Isère, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, southwest France. Built in accordance with the latest environmental standards and spanning 4,580 m², the new facility houses Safran Electronics & Defense’s R&D activities focused on developing high-integration electronics
Embraer, Fokker Techniek and Fokker Services have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU opens up opportunities to explore a broad range of activities in the defense, commercial and support markets. “Embraer is an ideal partner for this collaboration. Our heritage and deep understanding of aircraft products and solutions will allow us to bring
Less than 300 miles will now separate Boeing from its T-7A teammate Saab with the opening of Saab’s new 100,000-ft² production facility in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Boeing-Saab team is producing the new advanced trainer for the U.S. Air Force, with Saab providing the aft section to Boeing’s forward fuselage. Currently the aft section is
Boeing will continue assuring the C-17 Globemaster III’s worldwide mission readiness through a follow-on contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense, valued at up to US$23.8 billion including potential options and incentives over ten years. The program is currently funded through September 2024 with a Phase I award of US$3.5 billion. Under the agreement,
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a production contract for five P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Germany, under the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process. First deliveries are slated to begin in 2024 when the P-8A Poseidon will eventually replace Germany’s fleet of P-3C Orion aircraft. “We’re pleased to have finalized this sale to Germany
India has formalized the acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft to replace the Indian Air Force (IAF) legacy AVRO fleet. It is the first ‘Make in India’ aerospace program in the private sector, involving the full development of a complete industrial ecosystem: from the manufacture to assembly, test and qualification, to delivery and maintenance of
