The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to produce six multi-mission MH-60R Seahawk® helicopters for the Norwegian government. Designed and built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, MH-60R aircraft will enable Norway to perform multiple maritime missions, including search and rescue and coastal and offshore patrol. Norway’s order marks the second MH-60R contract
Bombardier Defense has recently delivered the seventh Global 6000 jet to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) programme at the company’s Hartford Service Centre, in Connecticut. The BACN aircraft is a specialised communications platform, known in the USAF as the E-11A, that is part of a previously announced multi-year contract representing a
The first KC-390 Millennium of the Portuguese Air Force (FAP) has entered into service at the Beja Air Base. The aircraft meets the requirements set by the National Aeronautical Authority (AAN) of Portugal and includes standard NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) equipment already integrated into the aircraft. This integration results from an extensive flight tests
IBC Advanced Alloys, a leading beryllium and copper advanced alloys company, has won a new purchase order for its beryllium-aluminium alloy products from Lockheed Martin, the maker of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft and many other defence systems. The value of the new order is approximately US$7.38 million (£6.15 million) and the company expects to fulfil
Lockheed Martin has received a contract from the U.S. Navy to produce eight Sikorsky MH-60R SEAHAWK helicopters for the Spanish Navy (Armada). Designed, built and integrated with advanced missions systems and sensors for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, the future Armada MH-60R aircraft will significantly upgrade and broaden the range of maritime capabilities currently performed by its
Airbus has officially launched the construction of the new A400M maintenance centre in Wunstorf, Germany. The traditional ground-breaking ceremony on the site at Wunstorf Air Base, the base for the German Air Force’s A400M military transport aircraft, was held by Airbus Defence and Space CEO Michael Schöllhorn together with high-ranking representatives from politics and the
GKN Aerospace has been awarded a contract by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to enhance and upgrade the RM12 engine, which powers the renowned Swedish fighter aircraft, the JAS 39 Gripen C/D. This engine enhancement project will be carried out in collaboration with FMV and SAAB. GKN Aerospace, known for its longstanding 90-year partnership
The Danish Air Force has welcomed the in-country arrival of its first four permanently based F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Skrydstrup Air Base, Denmark. “Arrival of the first F-35 combat aircraft in Denmark is a historic event for the Danish Defence and the Royal Danish Air Force. It is thanks to close and professional cooperation between Lockheed Martin, the
Safran Landing Systems is to become a key participant in Bell‘s tiltrotor aircraft programme, a crucial component of the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) project. Under the terms of the contract, Safran Landing Systems will take charge of designing and developing a fully integrated landing system, forging a robust foundation to fulfil forthcoming
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, has completed the first flight of the U-2 Dragon Lady’s Avionics Tech Refresh (ATR) programme. The successful first flight tested the new advanced capabilities aboard the U-2 as part of the ATR contract, including an updated avionics suite (communications, navigation, display, etc.) that modernises
